UK
2009/35mm/92mins
SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 4.00 pm – Dendy
MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER 8.30 pm – Dendy
Two of Northern Ireland’s most prominent actors Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt star in this dramatic story about murder and the difficulties of reconciliation.
The film opens with a reconstruction of the real life killing of 19-year-old Jim Griffin by Alistair Little, witnessed by Griffin’s younger brother Joe. The film then jumps more than 30 years to a fictional television programme which plans to re-unite Little (Neeson) with Joe Griffin (Nesbitt). Little is a lonely but respectable man seeking redemption, but Griffin who is edgy and confused has other ideas about the man who killed his brother. Director Oliver Hirschbiegel
– best known for his 2004 Academy Award nominated film DOWNFALL
– creates an intimate portrait of the two painful sides of violence.
Sundance Film Festival Winner World Cinema Directing Award
Sundance Film Festival Winner World Cinema Screenwriting Award
“FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN is a film that lingers in the mind” Ray Greene, BOXOFFICE
“Powerhouse performances by Liam Neeson and James Nesbit make this an intense, ultimately moving tale” Dennis Harvey, VARIETY
“Boasting two fine central performances from James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson, FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN is one of those rare films which is both riveting and important” Mike Goodridge, SCREENDAILY
Director Oliver Hirschbiegel Producer Eoin O’Callaghan, Stephen Wright
Script Guy Hibbert Cast Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt Print Source Madman Australia
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Wow. What a journey!! This film had me riveted from the moment it started. A very frank account of the tension and feelings of 1970′s Northern Ireland. As the descendant of Irish Catholics who grew up in the UK during that time, the story resonated completely. Stunning.