Five Minutes of Heaven

Good dramatic film of the Irish troubles with realistic portrayals of the times and the cast was excellent. That being said,it was a tense serious film with little relief and wasn't what I expected or enjoyed.

Five Minutes of Heaven is a British/Irish television film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel from a by Guy Hibbert. The first act depicts a reconstruction of the murder of 19-year-old Jim Griffin by 17-year-old Alistair Little (Mark Davison) on 29 October 1975. Jim's 11-year-old brother Joe witnesses the killing. Little goes to prison for 12 years. The second act depicts a fictional meeting between Little (Liam Neeson) and Griffin (James Nesbitt) when the two agree to meet for a television documentary 33 years after the murder. Little is unaware that Griffin plans to avenge his brother's death by killing him. The third act features Little and Griffin discussing their pasts. The last act is of Little looking in the meeting place (Griffin's old house) and the two begin arguing physically and fighting after Griffin jumps Little from behind. Little tackles Griffin through a window and the two end up lying on the outside pavement. Little shows sign of life first and checks Griffin's pulse. The two are injured and Little tells Griffin that he is returning to Belfast. Little tells Griffin to kill him because he is 'nothing' and wants Griffin to live his life with his daughters. Griffin very shakily lights up a cigarette as Little pulls himself up against a wall and limps down the road.