Five Fingers (2006)

Director:

Laurence Malkin

Writers (WGA):

Chad Thumann (written by) &
Laurence Malkin (written by)

Release Date:

25 August 2006 (United Arab Emirates)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

In Morocco to assist with the creation of a food charity, a Dutchman is abducted by a terrorist.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Morocco | Kidnapping | Chess | Video Camera

Cast

Mimi Ferrer	...	Dutch Woman
Laurence Fishburne	...	Ahmat
Touriya Haoud	...	Saadia
Isa Hoes	...	Mother
Antonie Kamerling	...	Policeman
Colm Meaney	...	Gavin
Ryan Phillippe	...	Martijn
Anton Sinke	...	The Donor
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Dark Eyes
Gina Torres	...	Aicha
Delilah van Eijck	...	Waitress
Jeroen Zuidwijk	...	Dutch Man

Directed by
Laurence Malkin

Writing credits (WGA)
Chad Thumann		(written by) &
Laurence Malkin		(written by)

Produced by
Kimberly C. Anderson	....	associate producer
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Laurence Fishburne	....	producer
Dolly Hall	....	producer
David Hoberman	....	executive producer
Josh Kesselman	....	producer
Todd Lieberman	....	executive producer
Laurence Malkin	....	producer
Stavros Merjos	....	producer
Jacky Lee Morgan	....	co-producer
Sam Nazarian	....	executive producer
Malcolm Petal	....	producer
Kelley Feldsott Reynolds	....	producer
Adam Rosenfelt	....	producer
Marc Schaberg	....	producer
Anton Scholten	....	executive line producer
Robert Shapiro	....	supervising producer
Helen Sugland	....	producer
Monique van Welzen	....	line producer: Netherlands

Original Music by
John Rea

Cinematography by
Alexander Gruszynski

Film Editing by
Herman P. Koerts
Maureen Meulen

Casting by
Anne McCarthy
Jay Scully

Production Design by
Julie Berghoff

Art Direction by
John Johnson
Eveline Puijk

Set Decoration by
Bennett Rivera

Costume Design by
Alysia Raycraft

Makeup Department
Theresa A. Fleming	....	assistant hair stylist
Karrieann Heisner	....	makeup department head
Dolores Hernández	....	assistant makeup artist
Robin Mathews	....	makeup department head
Robin Mathews	....	special effects makeup designer
Brigitte Pleijzier	....	makeup supervisor
Kenneth Walker	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Bob Shapiro	....	production supervisor
Wikke van der Burg	....	production manager: NL

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hélène Coker	....	second assistant director: Netherlands
Tony Niknejadi	....	second assistant director
Brian Pitt	....	first assistant director
Henry Tomlinson	....	assistant director
Jore Van De Burg	....	second second assistant director: Netherlands
Christy Zeller	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Ken Conner	....	scenic artist
Nicholas DiNatale	....	art department production assistant
Richard S. Dorrity	....	carpenter
Richard S. Dorrity	....	property assistant
Michael Eppling	....	set painter
Charles Fleury	....	art department production assistant
Jeff Garbacz	....	swing
Kristine Grippo	....	property assistant
Henry Hardy	....	carpenter
Leonard Lavigueur	....	property master
Louis Medrano	....	paint foreman
David Nash	....	set dresser
Sarah Rebecca Parrish	....	art department production assistant
Chris Perryman	....	art department production assistant
Bennett Rivera	....	art department production assistant
Bennett Rivera	....	laborer
Ember Soberman	....	painter
Reno Spear	....	construction coordinator
Laurence V. Spurlock	....	key scenic artist
Kat Sweeney	....	set dresser
Armand Nicholas Sylvie	....	welder
Sophia Tadlock	....	art department production assistant
Marcus Turchi	....	leadman
Vasilis van Gemert	....	propmaker: Netherlands
Steve Wallman	....	carpenter
Eugene M. Young	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Georges Bossaers	....	sound mixer
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Patrick Cabral	....	foley artist
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	supervising dialogue editor
Pete Elia	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Gordon	....	sound recordist
Kurt Kassulke	....	sound re-recording mixer
B.J. Lehn	....	sound mixer
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer
David Miraglia	....	sound editor
Nick Neutra	....	foley supervisor
Chris Ostler	....	sound recordist
Doug Reed	....	foley artist
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Sanders	....	sound designer
Geordy Sincavage	....	foley mixer
Sam Watson	....	boom operator
Kevin Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Gil Romero	....	special effect appliances
Harrie Wiessenhaan	....	special effects supervisor
Rick Wiessenhaan	....	special effects supervisor (as Ricky Wiessenhaan)

Stunts
Willem de Beukelaer	....	lead stunts: NL
Sandra Kier	....	utility stunts: NL
Marco Maas	....	utility stunts: NL
Steven Ritzi	....	stunt coordinator (as Steve Ritzi)
Lutz Schleisner	....	utility stunts: NL
Ronald Schuurbiers	....	stunt coordinator: NL

Camera and Electrical Department
Jasper Bazuin	....	electrician: NL
Dick Bloemraad	....	best boy: NL
Nathan Borck	....	electrician
Andy Clapp	....	gaffer
Duane Cooper	....	grip
Heleen Dankbaar	....	clapper loader: NL
Erno Das	....	gaffer
Alexandra Drehmans	....	focus puller: NL
David C. Edwards	....	second assistant camera
Albert Ferreira	....	electrician
Chris W. Johnson	....	Steadicam operator
Chris W. Johnson	....	camera operator
Dan Kubicek	....	electrician
Rick Lamb	....	key assistant camera
Nick Leon	....	key grip
Sean Mallon	....	electrician
Mason McGuire	....	electrician
Tamas Nyerges	....	Steadicam operator
Allen Parks	....	gaffer
Patti Perret	....	still photographer
Trent Phillips	....	grip
Scott Porter	....	dolly grip
John Richie	....	camera loader
Dave Sonnenberg	....	best boy electric
Mark Toups	....	grip
Steve Urban	....	grip
Bianca van Riesdijk	....	clapper loader: NL (as Bianca van Riemsdijk)
Don W. Wegner	....	best boy grip (as Don Wegner)

Casting Department
Elizabeth Coulon	....	extras casting supervisor
Kathryn Di Stefano	....	extras casting assistant
Ryan Glorioso	....	extras casting coordinator
Olaf Kitseroo	....	extras casting: NL
Freddy Luis	....	casting associate: Los Angeles (as Freddie Luis)
Heidi Snoe	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Katherine Walker	....	extras casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Renee Dodson	....	wardrobe supervisor
Leslie Kaplan	....	costumer
Kat-i	....	costumer
Alette Kraan	....	wardrobe supervisor: NL
Cathy Lafrance	....	costume production assistant
Kim Martínez	....	set costumer
Katrina Migliore	....	wardrobe assistant
Stella Mulder	....	wardrobe assistant: NL
Michele K. Short	....	assistant costume designer
Randy Starita	....	costume production assistant
Elaine Varnes	....	costume production assistant

Editorial Department
Brian Borne	....	colorist
Peggy Eghbalian	....	additional editor
Peggy Eghbalian	....	assistant editor
Jason Lockhart	....	assistant post-production supervisor
Shane McCloskey	....	post-production assistant
Ralph Tarr	....	color timer

Music Department
Noah Agruss	....	additional composer: score

Transportation Department
Oscar Beguiristain	....	transportation captain
Taylor Cromartie	....	driver: day player
Rene Horstmann	....	driver
A. Welch Lambeth	....	transportation coordinator (as Welch Lambeth)
Cindi Randall	....	driver: honeywagon
Terence Rosemore	....	driver: mr. fishburne

Other crew
Leland Jay Anderson	....	assistant: Mr. Fishburne
Rob Bouman	....	production assistant: NL
Chris Browne	....	craft service
Kenneth Coblentz	....	production assistant
Mark Dols	....	computer supporter
Frank Duffy	....	set medic (as Frankie Lynch)
Brian Evans	....	first assistant accountant
Chris J. Fanguy	....	armorer
Jeff Galpin	....	armorer
Jennifer Gamble	....	production coordinator
Suraj Gohill	....	production lender
Joel Goldes	....	dialect coach: post-production
Kent Hamilton	....	insurance broker
Penelope Helmer	....	animal wrangler
Kristina Kite	....	payroll assistant
Yvonne La Fleur	....	script supervisor: NL
Jason Lockhart	....	assistant to producers
David Melito	....	accountant
Richard Messina	....	dialogue coach
Matthew D. Miller	....	additional set production assistant
Merrel Molly	....	production assistant
F. Stanley Pearse Jr.	....	location scout
Phuong Pham	....	production assistant
Bennett Rivera	....	set welder
Devon Schruff	....	location manager
Kara B. Still	....	script supervisor
Annemarie Stroo	....	location manager: Netherlands
Jenny Teagle	....	craft service assistant
Steve Trombatore	....	payroll accountant
Kathryn Francis Tucker	....	production assistant
Jason Vowell	....	production assistant
Jeroen Wardenaar	....	location manager: NL
Wylie Whitesides	....	key set production assistant
Jeroen Zuidwijk	....	dialect coach
Jeroen Zuidwijk	....	piano hand double
Sarah Nunez	....	executive assistant to producer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• 24fps Productions
• Cinema Gypsy Productions
• Element Films
• LA Squared
• Parabolic Pictures Inc.

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• California Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (VHS)
• DNC Entertainment (2006) (Italy) (all media)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Movie Bank (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Nordisk Film (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• TopIndustry (2007) (Russia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cineworks Digital Studios  laboratory and dailies
• Ear Candy Post  post-production sound services
• EarCandy  sound post-production
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Film Production Capital  tax credit brokering
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Kitseroo Casting  extras casting
• Lair, The  music recorded at
• Louisiana Casting Database  extras casting
• Post Creations  foley re-recorded at
• Westwind Media  adr re-recorded at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for torture, violence and language including sexual references

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Italy:T | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

24fps Productions

Trivia:

When Martijn flails around trying to get free he bends one of the chair legs. Later when Aicha helps him up, the chair is no longer damaged.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At a certain point the torturers claim that the cut off fingers could still be sewed back on by a good doctor. But that's more than 24 hours after the first finger, and thus impossible. The storing on ice is not very helpful either: the frost would damage the fingers after a short while.

Quotes:

Gavin:You know, when I leave home my missus won't even stand on the porch, let alone the observation deck at Heathrow.
Martijn:You're married?
Gavin:Well, why do you think I do all this traveling, huh?

Movie Connections:

References Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Good Psychological Thriller!

Despite Ryan Phillipe's awful accent (as Martijn), the movie does a good job pulling you into the world they create. It is, as advertised, a "psychological thriller" and a bit of a mystery as you watch it unfold and slowly flashbacks illuminate the present situation.

Laurence Fishburne is EXCELLENT and makes the movie. Phillipe does a good job and although other characters play pivotal roles, it is really about the two of them.

Most of the film is shot in the same location, but it never gets boring or drags and keeps a lot of tension in most of the scenes. A real psychological treat if you just enjoy it! Not the best movie, but certainly a solid piece of entertainment that gets you to look at things from a slightly different perspective than most treatments of the subject of 'terrorism'.