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Five Minutes of Heaven
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Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) -- Lurgan Northern Ireland, 1975. A low level civil war has been underway, with the IRA targeting British loyalists and the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force exacting revenge on Catholics they claim are militant republicans. Alistair Little, 16 is the leader of a UVF cell, eager to be blooded. He and his gang are given the go ahead to kill a young Catholic man, James Griffin, as a reprisal and a warning to others. When the hit is carried out, Joe Griffin - the 11-year old little brother of the target - watches in horror his brother is shot in the head. Thirty years later Joe Griffin and Alistair are to meet, on camera, with a view to reconciliation. Alistair has served his sentence, and Peace may been agreed in N. Ireland, but unbeknownst to the production team, Joe Griffin, is not coming on the program for a handshake but to stick a knife in his brother's killer - live on air.
Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) -- Clip: The man I've become
Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) -- The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   1,863 votes
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Writer:
Guy Hibbert (writer)
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Release Date:
13 June 2009 (Bahrain) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
To face the future, they must face the past.
Plot:
The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two. | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
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User Comments:
A very good film, I enjoyed it and it tells a story that needs to be told more (18 total)

Cast

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Liam Neeson ... Alistair Little
James Nesbitt ... Joe Griffen

Anamaria Marinca ... Vika
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Juliet Crawford ... Cathy
Niamh Cusack ... Alistair's Mum
Mark David ... Young Alistair (as Mark Davison)
Gerry Doherty ... Joe's Dad
Richard Dormer ... Michael
Paul Garret ... Alistair's Dad
Katy Gleadhill ... Fiona
Jonathan Harden ... David
Pauline Hutton ... Sharon
Andrea Irvine ... Sarah
Gerard Jordan ... Jim
Paul Kennedy ... Sound recordist

Conor MacNeill ... Dave
Mark Matthews ... Martin - Cameraman at Loughfinn Centre
Mathew McElhinney ... Stuart

Barry McEvoy ... Joe's Chauffeur
Paula McFetridge ... Joe's Mum
Diarmuid Noyes ... Andy
Richard Orr ... Alistair's Chauffeur
Lalor Roddy ... LandLord
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Runtime:
USA:90 min (Sundance Film Festival)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14A (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Company:
Big Fish Films more

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Continuity: Little's photograph of Griffin's family changes between shots. In some scenes it has a border and in others it doesn't. more
Quotes:
Alistair Little: For me to talk about the man I have become, you need to know about the man I was. I was fourteen when I joined the tartan gangs and I was fifteen when I joined the UVF. At that time, don't forget, there were riots on the streets every week; petrol bombs everyday... more
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References Jaws (1975) more
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A Glass of Champagne more

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19 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
A very good film, I enjoyed it and it tells a story that needs to be told, 16 April 2009
7/10
Author: Fergal O'Shea

Its probably pertinent I mention that I'd watch Liam Neeson reading the phone book - and walk away content. Having said that this is a story that needs to be told. People delude themselves if they think the formal end of a conflict ends the collateral damage thats a product of conflict.

The two primary characters are very engaging; The emotion expressed and the reasons for it are carefully and sympathetically explained. There is a gentleness to the story amid the unforgiving violence. In no other historical or fictional portrayal have I heard so simply but properly explained why people got involved in violence in the six counties of Ireland.

I found it "cute" to hear Neeson speaking in his own accent for once.

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