Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (known for Downfall ), the film won the World Cinema Directing Award and the World Cinema Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Critical Reception Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
In Lurgan, a 17-year-old member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), Alistair Little, murders 19-year-old Catholic Jim Griffin. The act is witnessed by Jim's 11-year-old brother, Joe. This part of the film is based on a real historical event.
A central irony explored is how the perpetrator (Alistair) has spent years seeking peace and atonement, while the victim (Joe) has been trapped and "morphed" by his lifelong hatred.
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (known for Downfall ), the film won the World Cinema Directing Award and the World Cinema Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Critical Reception Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
In Lurgan, a 17-year-old member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), Alistair Little, murders 19-year-old Catholic Jim Griffin. The act is witnessed by Jim's 11-year-old brother, Joe. This part of the film is based on a real historical event. Five Minutes of Heaven
A central irony explored is how the perpetrator (Alistair) has spent years seeking peace and atonement, while the victim (Joe) has been trapped and "morphed" by his lifelong hatred. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (known for Downfall ),