Mrs. Judy Dench is “happy” that Kenneth Branagh “considered” her for “Belfast”

Madame Judy Dench and Sir Kenneth Branagh are an unstoppable combination of acting and director.

The two again collaborated on Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film Belfast Regarding adulthood during the outbreak of the Northern Ireland problem in the 1960s.

The film tells the story of 10-year-old Buddy (Jude Hill) and his family reluctantly leaving Belfast and crossing the waters to England to escape violence on the streets of their hometown.

The plot of the film reflects Branagh’s experience of moving from Belfast to Reading in southern England in the 1960s due to “trouble”.

say Weekly newspaper At the London Film Festival, Branagh said: “The blockade makes us very introspective. I think thinking about things that are precious to us. As far as I’m concerned, it involves the moment I leave Belfast. It seems…now I have 50 years to think about it. This is the thing that has the greatest impact on my life.

“So, I began to think that maybe what happened in our home might be recognizable and recognizable by others, so besides telling my own history, telling this story has meaning. The blockade somewhat opened up the possibility of being possible. Able to speak out.”

Dan Qi plays the role of grandma Belfast, Jamie Dornan’s father’s mother and 10-year-old Buddy’s grandmother, played by Jude Hill.

say Weekly newspaper, Dan Qi shared that she was “very happy” to be “even considered” to be one of them Belfast Throw.

At first, she joked: “He [Kenneth Branagh] Raising my eyebrows, I said,’Yes, I will do it, of course, I will do it’,” and then added, “But this is an important story. And I have known him for so long. I know this is part of his life. “

“Then he came down and read it to me. This in itself is a very, very sad and important moment. When it is real, so vivid, and this is what you know, so personal, you know, you It’s nice to be considered a part of it,” she shared.

Belfast This is not the first time Branagh and Judi have collaborated. The two have collaborated on many films in their respective careers, and their friendship is deeply loved by film and theater fans.

In fact, Dench has played Branagh’s wife and mother in the past, and now technically plays the role of his grandmother Belfast. For example, in Branagh’s 2018 Shakespeare biopic Everything is true, Dench plays his wife Anne Hathaway.

Dench and Branagh’s friendship can be traced back to a few years ago, when Dankey starred in Branagh’s film directorial debut Henry V Being a mistress soon.

Since then, Dench has starred in several famous films of Branagh, including Hamlet Murder on the Orient Express,recent, Artemis chicken.

Dench also mentored Branagh on several projects, including Shakespeare’s Do nothing Play with John Osborne Looking back angrily.

Danci’s Belfast Co-star Jamie Donan also commented on the friendship between Dench and Branagh Weekly newspaper.

He joked: “I mean, these guys [Branagh and Dench] You know, they have worked together a lot before, so they have this incredible shorthand for each other. “

Belfast Now in the theater.