Belfast Child

Whilst the majority of films about the troubles in Northern Ireland tell the story from the point of view of the IRA and the republican struggle-war against the British government /army, Belfast Child tells the story of a young Loyalist whom is an innocent victim of the prejudice that is ripping Northern Ireland apart.

Set during the brutal sectarian war between the protestant and catholic people of West Belfast the story follows the lives of children and their families caught   up in the conflict and how the day to day atrocities committed by the various paramilitary groups influence their lives and their view of the world around them.

The film tells the story of what it was like to grow up among the hard men of Loyalist West Belfast and life within the tribal community of the Shankill Road.

Although the story deals with the conflict and the fanatical hatred between the two warring communities, there is also humour and laughter and a spot light on what it meant to be a protestant during the troubles. This may seem a contradiction, but the Northern Irish people have always had the ability to accept the madness going on around them and make the best of the lives that fate has thrown at them.

The story reveals the culture and heritage of the protest people of Northern Ireland and shines a light on a people that have been misunderstood and vilified by the world in general through out the troubles. A people that are fanatical about their British ancestry and are literally willing to die for Queen and country…………………………………………