
Five Minutes of Heaven(2009)
The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
The story of a high-profile relationship between an Academy Award-winning actress and her much-younger partner, who has yet to find his true career path. The actress had a baby when she was very young, a daughter she was forced to give away because she wasn't financially independent and wanted her little girl to have a better life. But now that she's older, she realizes that it's time to find her long-lost daughter, now in her twenties, and hires a detective to find her.

Josie Ho
Josie / Mustang

Minami

Julian Sands

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Canon Nawata
Kate Sullivan
Event Planner

Ines Laimins
Livia
Liviu Covalschi
Captain Keno
Mother Tongue is a crime, drama, thriller film. Directed by Mike Figgis, it stars Josie Ho, Minami, Julian Sands. The story of a high-profile relationship between an Academy Award-winning actress and her much-younger partner, who has yet to find his true career path. The actress had a baby when she was very young, a daughter she was forced to give away because she wasn't financially independent and wanted her little girl to have a better life. But now that she's older, she realizes that it's time to find her long-lost daughter, now in her twenties, and hires a detective to find her.
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