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.
Won 1 BAFTA Film Award9 wins & 12 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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Ultimately, Five Minutes of Heaven is stronger as a whole than its individual parts.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Aug 2009
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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.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Sep 2009
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The movie might have been more tense had it been a little more quiet. Neeson and Nesbitt, however, are so good that narrative hiccups never threaten to lose us...
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
9 Sep 2009
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Two marvelous performances from two Irish actors turn Oliver Hirschbiegel's Five Minutes of Heaven into a tour de force.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
15 Oct 2009
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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.