FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN: political thriller stars Liam Neeson, opens 10/2 Bay Area October 2, 2009

In this thriller inspired by true events, Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt star in a compelling human drama about two men from opposite sides of sectarian conflict. One man is a killer; the other is the brother of the dead man, who witnessed the murder as a young boy. They are reunited on the set of a popular television reality show that hopes for a reconciliation story but underestimates the brother’s thirst for revenge. Winner of two awards at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival—World Cinema Directing for Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, Das Experiment) and World Cinema Screenwriting for Guy Hibbert (Omagh)—the film moves from a powerful re-enactment of the tragic, real events from Northern Ireland in 1975 to a fictional interpretation of what might happen should these two surviving men ever come face to face over 30 years later. Also starring Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days).

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