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Five Minutes of Heaven
Directed by
Oliver Hirschbiegel
R
2009
89m
Drama
,
Crime
,
and more
6.5
75%
60%
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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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Cast of Five Minutes of Heaven
Liam Neeson
Alistair Little
James Nesbitt
Joe Griffin
Anamaria Marinca
Vika
Mark Ryder
Young Alistair - 1975
Niamh Cusack
Alistair's Mum - 1975
Paul Garrett
Alistair's Dad - 1975
Gerard Jordan
Jim - 1975
Conor MacNeill
Dave - 1975
Diarmuid Noyes
Andy - 1975
Mathew McElhinney
Stuart - 1975
Barry McEvoy
Joe's Chauffeur
Richard Dormer
Michael
Andrea Irvine
Sarah
Pauline Hutton
Sharon
Katy Gleadhill
Fiona
Jonathan Harden
David
Stella McCusker
Stephanie
Daniel McClean
Liam
Emma Neill
Katie
Amber O'Doherty
Kirsty
Paul Kennedy
Sound Recordist
Lalor Roddy
Landlord
Paula McFetridge
Joe's Mum - 1975
Gerry Doherty
Joe's Dad - 1975
Luke O'Reilly
Brother Dan - 1975
Luke McEvoy
Brother John - 1975
Kevin O'Neill
Young Joe - 1975
Carol Moore
Susan - 1975
Aoibheann Biddle
Sister #1 - 1975
Ruth Mathewson
Sister # 2 - 1975
Louis Rolston
Former UVF Commander
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Director
Guy Hibbert
Writer
Stephen Wright
Producer
Eoin O'Callaghan
Producer
Five Minutes of Heaven Ratings & Reviews
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams
A director whose breakthrough was the story of a madman's last stand has exceeded that feat with the story of an angry man's next step.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Two marvelous performances from two Irish actors turn Oliver Hirschbiegel's Five Minutes of Heaven into a tour de force.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
This talky little drama about two men *not* meeting is exceedingly well-written and very efficiently made, with surprisingly good mood-setters and dramatic deflections
Boston Phoenix
Brett Michel
It's easy to see what attracted Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt (Bloody Sunday) to Prime Suspect veteran Guy Hibbert's screenplay: it's an actor's showcase.
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
James Nesbitt is searing in a performance that bubbles both with rage and a tightrope type of wit.
Movies for the Masses
Joseph Proimakis
full review at Movies for the Masses
Metromix.com
Matt Pais
A tense, sad reminder that there's no more persistent attacker than the past.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
So many movies set in Northern Ireland are about the Troubles that we might justifiably ask, why another? Five Minutes of Heaven is far from the best of the breed, but it does at least take a new tack.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Ultimately, Five Minutes of Heaven is stronger as a whole than its individual parts.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
It's an original movie idea that feels written for the stage, all the more so since so much of our attention is diverted to admiring how the actors act, in roles with a high degree of technical difficulty.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Early scenes set up the tragedy, but the majority of Oliver Hirschbiegel's movie is set in a TV studio where the two eventually face each other, and the tension, unfortunately, quickly becomes stagey.
Slant Magazine
Adam Keleman
Spread out over 33 years and framed almost entirely in three crucial, tension-filled scenes, Oliver Hirschbiegel's Five Minutes of Heaven dissects the intersection of two men's lives in the aftermath of wartime and sectarian conflict.
New York Times
Manohla Dargis
A feature-length talkathon built on a sketchy premise and strong star turns from Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt.
AV Club
Sam Adams
Inspired by the sectarian murder of a Catholic dockworker in 1975, Five Minutes Of Heaven belongs, along with Nothing Personal and Breakfast On Pluto, to the rare class of movies that try to encompass both sides of the conflict.
Observer
Rex Reed
Could benefit from a little less of the balanced historical context and a little more of the movie madness of Quentin Tarantino.
Village Voice
Vadim Rizov
The three parts never coalesce, even if they each have potential.
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
It is very good at stating the obvious but fails to bring new insight to this age-old morality tale.
Variety
Dennis Harvey
Powerhouse performances by Liam Neeson and James Nesbit make this an intense, ultimately moving tale.
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