Five Fingers (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Laurence Malkin |
| Produced by |
Laurence Fishburne Dolly Hall |
| Written by |
Chad Thumann Laurence Malkin |
| Starring |
Laurence Fishburne Ryan Phillippe Gina Torres Touriya Haoud Saïd Taghmaoui Colm Meaney |
| Music by |
Vernon Reid Noah Agruss |
| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Edited by |
Herman P. Koerts Maureen Meulen |
Production company |
24fps Productions Cinema Gypsy Productions Element Films Parabolic Pictures Inc. |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $352,089[1] |
Five Fingers is a 2006 drama/thriller film directed by Laurence Malkin, and written by Chad Thumann and Malkin. The film had ten producers, including actor Laurence Fishburne, who stars alongside Ryan Phillippe, Gina Torres, Touriya Haoud, Saïd Taghmaoui and Colm Meaney. Five Fingers was filmed in the Netherlands, Morocco, and Louisiana in 2004.
Plot
Martijn (Phillipe), a gifted Dutch jazz pianist, flies to Morocco to set up a food assistance program. When he arrives, however, he and his travel guide, Gavin (Meaney), are quickly kidnapped by terrorists, taken to an undisclosed location, bound and blindfolded. The captors swiftly shoot Gavin and then begin methodical attempts to extract information from Martijn about where he obtained the money to set up the program by cutting off his fingers one at a time. Martijn insists that he has no idea where the money came from, though in time it becomes clear that all is not what it seems. As the torture continues, Ahmat (Fishburne) tries his hardest to get answers from Martijn. Eventually, Martijn reveals to Ahmat that he was a terrorist and was going to poison fast food with bacteria, killing potentially thousands of Americans. After giving up the names of those within the Holland terrorist cell funding him for his alleged food program, Youseff, a man who had been filming Martijn, kills him. Ahmat is revealed to be a CIA agent and Gavin is revealed to be an American who had been with Ahmat the entire time. Ahmat and his girlfriend go for a drink, showing the Statue of Liberty revealing they had been in New York City the entire time.
Cast
- Laurence Fishburne as Ahmat
- Ryan Phillippe as Martijn
- Gina Torres as Aicha
- Touriya Haoud as Saadia
- Saïd Taghmaoui as Youseff
- Colm Meaney as Gavin
- Anton Sinke as The Donor
- Antonie Kamerling as Policeman
- Kimmosato as Neighbour
- Isa Hoes as Mother
- Merlijn Kamerling as Boy
- Delilah Van Eyck as Waitress
- Mimi Ferrer as Dutch Woman
Reception
The film made virtually no money in its short run in theaters. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has two fresh reviews and one rotten review. Jay Weissberg, from Variety gave the film a positive review saying, "As a lesson in how subtle acting styles can calm a highly pitched story, pic delivers the goods."[2]
References
External links
- Five Fingers at the Internet Movie Database
- Five Fingers at AllMovie
- Five Fingers at Rotten Tomatoes