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Five minutes of heaven - Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca, Oliver Hirschbiegel

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Lurgan Northern Ireland, 1975. A low level civil war has been under way, with the IRA targeting British loyalists and the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force exacting revenge on Catholics they claim are militant republicans. Alistair Little (Mark David), 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 (James Nesbitt) and Alistair (Liam Neeson) are to meet, on camera, with a view to reconciliation. Alistair has served his sentence, and peace may have been agreed to in Northern Ireland, but Joe Griffin is not coming on the program for a handshake. Unbeknownst to the production team, he intends to stick a knife in his brother's killer - live on air

Working closely with both men, screenwriter Guy Hibbert creates a unique and compelling film that moves from a powerful re-enactment of these tragic events to a fictional interpretation of what might happen should these two men ever come face to face.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama Ireland true The Troubles murder reconciliation Irish revenge North British Irish

Persons of interest

Liam Neeson .... Alistair Little
James Nesbitt .... Joe Griffin
Anamaria Marinca .... Vika
Juliet Crawford .... Cathy
Niamh Cusack .... Alistair's Mum
Mark David .... Young Alistair
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
Conor MacNeill .... Dave
Mark Matthews .... Martin
Mathew McElhinney .... Stuart
Diarmuid Noyes .... Andy
Guy Hibbert .... Screenwriter
Oliver Hirschbiegel .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Sundance Film Festival 2009: Won: Directing Award World Cinema - Dramatic (Oliver Hirschbiegel), World Cinema Screenwriting Award (Guy Hibbert); Nominated: Grand Jury Prize World Cinema - Dramatic (Oliver Hirschbiegel)