Five Minutes of Heaven


1h 30m 2009

Brief Synopsis

In 1975 in a small Northern Ireland town, 17-year-old Protestant Alistair Little, assassinated 19-year-old Catholic Jim Griffin. Jim's murder was witnessed horrifically by his 11-year-old brother, Joe Griffin, and the impact of the death destroyed Joe and his family, who could never come to terms wi

Film Details

Also Known As
5 Minutes of Heaven, 5 Minutes to Heaven, Cinco minutos en el cielo, Five Minutes to Heaven
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
IFC Films
Location
Belfast, Ireland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

In 1975 in a small Northern Ireland town, 17-year-old Protestant Alistair Little, assassinated 19-year-old Catholic Jim Griffin. Jim's murder was witnessed horrifically by his 11-year-old brother, Joe Griffin, and the impact of the death destroyed Joe and his family, who could never come to terms with the loss. Little was arrested, convicted and served 12 years in prison. The film moves from a re-enactment of these tragic, real events to a fictional interpretation of what might happen should these two surviving men ever come face to face over 30 years later.

Crew

Leo Abrahams

Music

Monika Agorelius

Production

Mark Appleby

Adr Mixer

Yasu Asami

Assistant

Jim Barr

Property Master

Robert Boake

Location Assistant

Connor Bradley

Construction

Sean Bradley

Construction

Matt Branton

Film Lab

Jane Bridgeman

Music Supervisor

Jeff Brown

Driver

Maurice Brown

Driver

Michelle Burns

Production

Ray Carlin

Crane Grip

James Clarke

Finance Manager

Dermot Coleman

Generator Operator

Brendan Condren

Stunt Double

Joe Condren

Stunt Coordinator

David Cooke

Location Assistant

Diarmuid Corr

Art Department

Colin Coull

Camera

Rowena Crofts

Production Assistant

Suzi Crofts-fawsitt

Production

Alan Crozier

Other

Michael Cullen

Props

Sean Curran

Set Production Assistant

Trevor Currie

Location Assistant

Noah Davis

Loader

Lynne Davison

Assistant Director

Lorraine Dennis

Production

Gillian Devenney

Art Director

Mark Devlin

Production Manager

Cole Doherty

Construction Manager

Shea Doherty

Construction

Maggie Donnelly

Costume Designer

Caoimhe Doyle

Foley Artist

Bryan Drysdale

Steadicam Operator

Andschana Eschenbach

Assistant Editor

Steve Fanagan

Foley Editor

Darren Fee

Assistant Director

Jessica Felton

Coordinator

John Fitzgerald

Adr Mixer

John Fitzgerald

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Nicholas Fitzgerald

Rigging Gaffer

Hans Funck

Editor

Andy Gardner

Loader

Catherine Geary

Location Manager

Donal Geraghty

Production Accountant

Howard Gibson-steel

Gaffer

Ray Ginnane

Carpenter

Damien Glenholmes

Unit Manager

Kerry Gooding

Costumes

Anna Graham

Assistant

Jill Green

Hair Stylist

Ruth Greer

Camera Trainee

Ed Guiney

Executive Producer

Robert Gyle

Props

Jack Hamill

Assistant Director

Conor Hammond

Camera Focus Puller

Stephen Hanley

Location Assistant

Lauren Hanna

Costume Supervisor

Glynn Harrison

Grip

Roy Harrison

Grip

Walter Hawthorne

Driver

Paula Heffernan

Assistant

Aaron Hendriks

Accountant

Joe Hendriks

Accounting Assistant

Guy Hibbert

Screenplay

Fionán Higgins

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Chris Hill

Photography

Ronan Hill

Sound Mixer

Steffan Hill

Photography

Sarah Hills

Location Assistant

David Holmes

Song Performer

David Holmes

Song

David Holmes

Music

Dave Hughes

Colorist

Gary Hutchinson

Rigging Grip

Francois Ivernel

Executive Producer

Nicola Bailey James

Location Assistant

Steve Joberns

Auditor

Marie Jones

Camera

Miranda Jones

Post-Production Supervisor

Sìan Alaw Jones

Art Assistant

Georg Kajanus

Song

John Kennedy

Digital Effects Artist

Simon Kerr

Sound

Marshall Leviten

Line Producer

Heather Long

Costumes

Andrew Lowe

Executive Producer

Mark Lowry

Production Designer

Linda Marshall

Script Supervisor

Davie Mayes

Gaffer

Paul Maynes

Adr Mixer

Sean Mcaliskey

Construction

Edel Mccarron

Costumes

Michael Mccartney

Animal Trainer

Cameron Mccracken

Executive Producer

Felix Mccrudden

Painter

Lisa Mcdiarmid

Art Director

Terry Mcdonald

Sound

Carlo Mcdonnell

Electrician

John Mcdowell

Coordinator

Keiran Mcelvanna

Construction

Lee Mcfadden

Driver

Gavin Mcglashin

Driver

Jean Mcgrath

Foley Mixer

Neil Mcnally

Props

Lorna Mcsloy

Hair Assistant

Eugene Mcveigh

Camera

Chris Moore

Props

Paula Moore

Hair Assistant

Tim Morris

Visual Effects Supervisor

Don Mullan

Associate Producer

Shayne Murphy

On-Line Editor

Peter Nightingale

Assistant Director

Alan Nixon

Carpenter

Ruari O'brien

Director Of Photography

Eoin O'callaghan

Producer

Conor O'sullivan

Special Makeup Effects

Laura Pollock

Makeup

Anne Quinn

Production Coordinator

Laura Rees

Production

Michael Ritchie

Production

Samantha Ross

Assistant Director

Tommy Sheen

Stunt Double

Georgia Simpson

Casting

Pamela Smyth

Makeup Designer

Sarah Speers

Props Buyer

Patrick Spence

Executive Producer

Jon Stevenson

Supervising Sound Editor

Paul Stewart

Props

Bronagh Taylor

Production

Hugh Thomas-cavanagh

Best Boy

Michael Thompson

Driver

Roger Tooley

Steadicam Operator

Paul Trijbits

Executive Producer

Philip Wiggins

Driver

Richard Wilson

Assistant Director

Stephen Wright

Producer

Film Details

Also Known As
5 Minutes of Heaven, 5 Minutes to Heaven, Cinco minutos en el cielo, Five Minutes to Heaven
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
IFC Films
Location
Belfast, Ireland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of two awards including the Dramatic World Cinema Directing Award and the World Cinema Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Released in United States Summer August 21, 2009

Released in United States August 28, 2009

Released in United States on Video April 27, 2010

Released in United States January 2009

Released in United States September 2009

Released in United States October 2009

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-26, 2009.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.

Released in United States Summer August 21, 2009 (NY)

Released in United States August 28, 2009 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video April 27, 2010

Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Dramatic Competition) January 15-25, 2009.)

Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-26, 2009.)

Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.)