A Belfast Story

A Belfast Story is a 2013 Irish crime film written and directed by Nathan Todd and starring Colm Meaney. It is Todd's directorial debut.

Plot
A Belfast Story explores life after terrorism. Set in a city which has weathered hundreds of years of hatred, 30 years of bombs, and a war without winners, just victims. A new era brings new risks. There is peace, but that can also be deadly

Cast

 * Colm Meaney as Detective
 * Malcolm Sinclair as Chief Constable
 * Maggie Cronin as Sinead
 * Tommy O'Neill as First Minister Owen McKenna
 * Damien Hasson as Damien
 * Patrick Rocks as Eammon
 * Peter O'Toole as Alley victim

Reception
The film received negative reviews and has a 14% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter wrote in his review, "Nathan Todd attempts something similar in his debut feature, a murder mystery with political overtones, but his inexperience lets him down badly." He also added, "not even [Meaney's] heavyweight gravitas can save A Belfast Story from its weak script, sluggish pacing and one-dimensional characters."

Steve Rose of The Guardian gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "the plot scatters too many pieces about, putting the film's star off screen for long stretches."

Controversy
A month before its release, the film garnered controversy in Great Britain for the filmmakers' publicity stunt of sending a nail bomb kit to the media to promote the film. Nathan Todd later issued an apology.