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Director:
Writers:
Paul Greengrass (writer)
Guy Hibbert (writer)
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Release Date:
22 May 2004 (Ireland) more
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Plot:
An examination of the aftermath of the 1998 Real IRA bombing that killed 29 people in Omagh, Northern Ireland. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
13 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
'Best' Drama to Screen on BBC Ni
 (From IFTN. 23 April 2009, 7:17 AM, PDT)

'Five Minutes of Heaven' Double Win at Sundance
 (From IFTN. 26 January 2009, 8:48 AM, PST)

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Heartbreaking, brilliant film making more (23 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for an intense scene of terrorist violence, disturbing images and brief strong language.
Runtime:
106 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The song "Broken Things" which was sung by Julie Miller at the end of the film, was performed at the memorial service for the Omagh bomb victims by local singer Juliet Turner. more
Quotes:
Michael Gallagher: There's Catholics in this room, and Protestants, and Mormons - Marion's here - and some of us believe in God, and now maybe some of us have no God.
Michael Gallagher: But I can tell you this, we're not going to get anywhere unless we do it together. That's the truth of the matter.
[crowd: Here, here]
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Heartbreaking, brilliant film making, 28 May 2004
10/10

A deeply moving account of the 1998 bombing of Omagh by the Real IRA and its aftermath. The film focuses on the struggle of the families of the victims to obtain justice in the face of puzzling official indifference.

Gerard McSorley's performance as Michael Gallagher, the chairman of the families group, is extraordinary. It is reminiscent in its intensity and emotional range of Jack Lemmon in Missing. McSorley deserves to win every award for which he is eligible and it is unlikely that a better performance will be seen on film this year.

When so much film making glorifies those who perpetrate slaughter across the world this film demonstrates the real heroism of victims of violence coming to terms with grief, rebuilding their lives and refusing to be ignored by the powerful.

Superb.

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