Five Minutes of Heaven

Jan 19, 2009

1h 29m

★ 6.1

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Pathe

BBC Film

Big Fish Films

Ruby Films

Element Pictures

Five Minutes of Heaven Trailers

Cast

Alistair Little

Liam Neeson

Joe Griffin

James Nesbitt

Vika

Anamaria Marinca

Young Alistair - 1975

Mark Ryder

Alistair's Mum - 1975

Niamh Cusack

Alistair's Dad - 1975

Paul Garrett

Jim - 1975

Gerard Jordan

Dave - 1975

Conor MacNeill

Andy - 1975

Diarmuid Noyes

Stuart - 1975

Mathew McElhinney

Joe's Chauffeur

Barry McEvoy

Michael

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