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Quick Info

Rating

6.1/10

Release2009

Runtime1h 29m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$364,355

Production

Ruby Films

BBC Film

Big Fish Films

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Element Pictures

Northern Ireland Screen

Pathé

MEDIA Programme of the European Union

Movie

Five Minutes of Heaven

2009

1h 29m

6.1

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Synopsis

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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