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Feb 2022
1h 18m

Kenneth Branagh - 'Belfast'

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
About this episode

The Irish-born Brit, who has been nominated in more Oscar categories over the course of his career than any other person ever (seven) but has yet to win one, reflects on his childhood as the Troubles exploded around him, achieving great success before 30 and becoming both his generation’s leading interpreter of Shakespeare and a director of popcorn movies — while also revisiting the defining events of his life 50 years after they happened.

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