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Summary Lurgan Northern Ireland, 1975. A low level civil war has been underway, with the IRA targeting British loyalists and the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force exacting revenge on Catholics they claim are militant republicans. Alistair Little, 16 is the leader of a UVF cell, eager to be blooded. He and his gang are given the go ahead to kill a ...

Written By: Guy Hibbert

Five Minutes of Heaven
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
62
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
7.3
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Summary Lurgan Northern Ireland, 1975. A low level civil war has been underway, with the IRA targeting British loyalists and the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force exacting revenge on Catholics they claim are militant republicans. Alistair Little, 16 is the leader of a UVF cell, eager to be blooded. He and his gang are given the go ahead to kill a ...

Written By: Guy Hibbert

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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7% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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73% Positive
11 Reviews
20% Mixed
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7% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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70% Positive
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30% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company BBC Film, Big Fish Films, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Element Pictures, Northern Ireland Screen, Pathé!, Ruby Films
Release Date Aug 21, 2009
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating R
Tagline To face the future, they must face the past.
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Cinema for Peace Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations