Five Fingers (2006)

Director:

Laurence Malkin

Writers (WGA):

Chad Thumann (written by) &
Laurence Malkin (written by)

Release Date:

25 August 2006 (United Arab Emirates)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

In Morocco to assist with the creation of a food charity, a Dutchman is abducted by a terrorist.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Wetting Pants | Bus | Severed Finger | Pianist

Cast

Mimi Ferrer	...	Dutch Woman
Laurence Fishburne	...	Ahmat
Touriya Haoud	...	Saadia
Isa Hoes	...	Mother
Antonie Kamerling	...	Policeman
Colm Meaney	...	Gavin
Ryan Phillippe	...	Martijn
Anton Sinke	...	The Donor
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Dark Eyes
Gina Torres	...	Aicha
Delilah van Eijck	...	Waitress
Jeroen Zuidwijk	...	Dutch Man

MPAA:

Rated R for torture, violence and language including sexual references.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Italy:T | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

24fps Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: At a certain point the torturers claim that the cut off fingers could still be sewed back on by a good doctor. But that's more than 24 hours after the first finger, and thus impossible. The storing on ice is not very helpful either: the frost would damage the fingers after a short while.

Movie Connections:

References Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

A fresh new,original thriller- a nail-biter!

I just want to make sure that everyone who DID watch this movie, realized as I did, that Ryan Phillipe has done a lot of maturing. I haven't seen a lot of his work- last I recall was something with Susan Sarandon and Kieren Culkin-IGBY GOES DOWN?? Anyway, I was extremely impressed with Ryan's performance in this movie. Although Laurence was also great, I think this is Ryan's best performance ever- I hope it leads to better roles for him. I think he should at least get a nod at some kind of award. (I realize it's an older movie- I don't know if he had any affect on any previous nominations). Anyway, I hope that this is a taste of the NEW matured Ryan Phillip- I look forward, and will watch future films!