
A visual, poetic depiction of Belfast and its citizens, told with love and passion of someone, who has left the city many years ago but is still fascinated by it. Themes brought up in the film range from the landscapes surrounding the city, its changing architecture and social structure to the political and personal repercussions of the Northern Irish conflict.... (Full plot summary below)
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A visual, poetic depiction of Belfast and its citizens, told with love and passion of someone, who has left the city many years ago but is still fascinated by it. Themes brought up in the film range from the landscapes surrounding the city, its changing architecture and social structure to the political and personal repercussions of the Northern Irish conflict.
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| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabCousins doesn't ignore the bloodshed and sectarian violence (the pub bombings, the killings, the evictions) in the city's recent past but he also has a genius for finding the poetry and humour in everyday street scenes. |
| The ListAllan HunterCousins has always found awe and wonder in the everyday world around him, but this dreamy love letter is one of his most polished and beguiling efforts. |
| CineVuePatrick GambleA refreshingly hopeful depiction of a place habitually represented in cinema as a battleground of sectarian violence. |
| Little White LiesSophie Monks KaufmanA complex and heartfelt evocation of a divided city. |
| The Big IssueEdward LawrensonThis is an admiring portrait of the city but it's also tinged with sadness. |
| Film Ireland MagazineSeán CrossonAt a time when filmmakers have been hesitant to engage with the difficult legacies of Belfast's past, Cousins provides a timely intervention while pointing to a future where all the city's inhabitants could take pride in the spaces... they inhabit. |
| The SkinnyRachel BowlesCousins is the kind of thoughtful, gentle and poetic auteur that a city as traumatised and as beautiful as Belfast deserves. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeIn his customary style, Cousins makes a lot of points, not all of them hitting home. |
| HeyUGuysSteven NeishTechnically wonderful, the loose narrative of I am Belfast shows off Cousins' profound sense of landscape through story. |
| Times (UK)Kate MuirA visual meandering through the scarred city which unearths painful history -- and poetry. |