Focus Features has set a Nov. 12 release date for Kenneth Branagh's Belfast, which will open in U.S. theaters during the heart of awards season.
Written and directed by Branagh, Belfast tells the story of one boy’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in Northern Ireland, where Branagh is from.
Focus Features will distribute the film in the U.S., while Universal will handle overseas duties. Branagh has described the film as his most personal yet. "It’s about coming home – a dramatic journey of excitement, emotion and humour,” the filmmaker said in previous statement.
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