Five Fingers

"What price would you pay for freedom?"

2006 1h 27m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 133

DramaActionThriller

Synopsis

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Martijn, an idealistic Dutch pianist, travels to Morocco to help start a food program for malnourished children. Within moments of his arrival, however, Martijn is abducted by a group of terrorists, injected with a debilitating drug, and imprisoned. Under threat of death, the young man engages in a mental chess match with Ahmat, trying to learn his captor's true objective and avoid a horrible fate

“What price would you pay for freedom?”

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Cast

Laurence Fishburne
Ahmat
Ryan Phillippe
Martijn
Touriya Haoud
Saadia
Colm Meaney
Gavin
Gina Torres
Aicha
Saïd Taghmaoui
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Laurence Malkin
Writers: Laurence Malkin, Chad Thumann
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Laurence Malkin, shot by Alexander Gruszynski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Rea. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maureen Meulen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Laurence Fishburne and Ryan Phillippe and Touriya Haoud carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What price would you pay for freedom?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0428541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laurence Malkin directs. Alexander Gruszynski behind the camera. John Rea scores. Maureen Meulen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Directed by Laurence Malkin, shot by Alexander Gruszynski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John Rea. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Maureen Meulen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Laurence Fishburne and Ryan Phillippe and Touriya Haoud carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "What price would you pay for freedom?".
8IMDB entry: tt0428541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.