Outlander star Caitriona Balfe's 'heartbreaking but unmissable' film streaming for free

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An Oscar-winning film that has been dubbed “heartbreaking” but “unmissable” is free to stream this weekend.Belfast, which features Outlander star Catriona Balfe alongside household names like Dame Judi Dench and Jamie Dornan, comes from the mind of Kenneth Branagh.The 2021 coming-of-age movie follows a young boy's childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the beginning of The Troubles in 1969.The film, which won Best Original Screenplay Oscar and a nomination for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards, also stars Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan and Jude Hill.This weekend, Belfast will be available to watch for free on BBC iPlayer, as confirmed by the BBC.Other movies joining it on the platform include outrageous teen comedy Superbad, Aretha Franklin’s biographical drama Respect, and family favourite The Secret Life of Pets 2.Belfast has received an impressive 86% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, while its audience score as an even-higher 92%.The synopsis reads: “Belfast is a movie straight from Branagh's own experience.

A nine-year-old boy must chart a path towards adulthood through a world that has suddenly turned upside down.“His stable and loving community and everything he thought he understood about life is changed forever but joy, laughter, music and the formative magic of the movies remain.”Fans took to the comments section to share their thoughts about Branagh’s semi-autobiographical picture, with one writing: “Absolutely incredible and heartbreaking.

All of the actors were top notch.”“One of the best movies I've seen in years,” another marvelled, as a third agreed: “Wow, the super rare five star review.”“Gripping and uplifting in equal measure, with a lively soundtrack.