This film was premiered at the 25th Sundance Film Festival, where Hibbert won the World Cinema Screenwriting Award. Winner of the World Cinema Directing and Screenwriting awards at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, the film stars Liam Neeson (SCHINDLER’S LIST, TAKEN), James Nesbitt (BLOODY SUNDAY) , and Anamaria Marinca (4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS & 2 DAYS) in a compelling Alistair is arrested and imprisoned for twelve years while Joe is blamed by his mother for not saving his brother. A low level civil war has been underway, with the IRA targeting British loyalists and … Written by Guy Hibbert. Then, write down everyone's names on small pieces of paper and put them into a container. After 7 minutes, draw 2 more names and repeat! 62. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. Guy Hibbert. It was filmed in Belfast, Lurgan, Glenarm and Newtownards, and it’s based on a true story from our recent past. Five Minutes of Heaven was first screened at the Sundance festival in 2009 and won awards for Directing {Oliver Hirschbiegel} and for screen writing {Guy Hibbert}. Guy Hibbert is an award-winning British screenwriter. FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN, a thriller inspired by true events. Five Minutes of Heaven is a 2009 film, set in Northern Ireland, about a media-arranged meeting between a former Ulster Volunteer Force member and the brother of the man he killed 25 years before. Five Minutes of Heaven has a largely Northern Irish cast and crew. Five Minutes of Heaven movie reviews & Metacritic score: Lurgan Northern Ireland, 1975. Thirty-three years later, a TV promotes the meeting of Alistair and Joe in a house in River Finn, expecting the truth and the reconciliation of the murderer and the victim who actually seeks five minutes of heaven. He wrote the 2009 film Five Minutes of Heaven. To play 7 minutes in heaven, start by finding a group of at least 6 players. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two. Five Minutes of Heaven — the phrase is Griffin’s description of how he’d feel avenging his brother’s death — isn’t a ballsy truth-bender like Inglourious Basterds. When you're ready, draw 2 names from the container and have those players go into a closet or room together for 7 minutes with the lights off. Five Minutes of Heaven - The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. But the movie’s biggest selling point for Ulster viewers is that it marks Liam Neeson’s first foray into local filmmaking after years in … It stars Liam Neeson as Alistair Little and James Nesbitt as Joe Griffen. The first is historical, portraying an actual murder from 1975 in conflict-ridden Northern Ireland. He has won 4 Bafta awards. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) "To face the future, they must face the past." 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