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'Five Minutes of Heaven' narrative does not hold together

This is a drama about forgiving and not forgiving set around a sectarian 1973 shooting in Lurgan, the present-day meeting of the Catholic victim’s brother Joe Griffen (Nesbitt) and the Protestant killer Alistair Little (Neeson) for a face-to-face TV documentary.

Thu, 26 Feb, 2009 - 13:43

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel

Cast: Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt

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