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Five Minutes of Heaven

2009 · 89 min

A tense, slow-burning meditation on revenge and guilt, with raw performances and a haunting sense of place.

Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
To face the future, they must face the past.
Overview
The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.

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Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Written by
Guy Hibbert
Starring
Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca, Mark Ryder, Niamh Cusack, Paul Garrett, Gerard Jordan, Conor MacNeill
Music
David Holmes, Leo Abrahams
Cinematography
Ruairí O'Brien
Runtime
89 min
Country
United Kingdom, Ireland
Languages
English

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