Five Fingers (2006)
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55% of users liked it
(3,889 ratings)
Writer-director Lawrence Malkin's thriller Five Fingers casts Ryan Philippe as Martijn, a gifted Dutch jazz pianist who flies to Morocco to set up a food assistance program. On Middle Eastern soil, however, he and his security person, Gavin (portrayed by Colm Meaney) are promptly kidnapped by… More Writer-director Lawrence Malkin's thriller Five Fingers casts Ryan Philippe as Martijn, a gifted Dutch jazz pianist who flies to Morocco to set up a food assistance program. On Middle Eastern soil, however, he and his security person, Gavin (portrayed by Colm Meaney) are promptly kidnapped by terrorists, dragged to a warehouse, chained down and blindfolded. The captors promptly kill Gavin and then begin systematic attempts to extract information from the pianist (about where he obtained the money to set up the program) - by cutting off his fingers one at a time. Martijn insists on his own ignorance, though in time it becomes clear that all is not what it seems. Laurence Fishburne portrays the head terrorist, Ahmat, Said Taghmaoui his sidekick, Youseff. Malkin co-authored the script with Chad Thurman. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Directed By
- Laurence Malkin, Lawrence Malkin
- Written By
- Laurence Malkin, Chad Thumann
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- May 1, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Lions Gate
Critic Reviews
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Jay Weissberg, Variety
As a lesson in how subtle acting styles can calm a highly pitched story, pic delivers the goods.
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Kam Williams, NewsBlaze
A thought-provoking mindbender unfolding in one room and narrowly focused on a grisly, gradually-escalating standoff.
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Kam Williams, Sly Fox
A thought-provoking mindbender unfolding in one room and narrowly focused on a grisly, gradually-escalating standoff.
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Erik Childress, eFilmCritic.com
The film is just average, a bit manipulative and is little more than a stagy adaptation of a play which never existed featuring more of a battle of the accents rather than will.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Estruturalmente similar ao excelente Uma Simples Formalidade, estabelece uma boa tensão através da montagem eficaz, das atuações intensas e de um roteiro que, embora não tão surpreendente, convence em sua lógica interna.
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Cast
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Laurence Fishburne
as Ahmat
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Ryan Phillippe
as Martijn
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Gina Torres
as Aicha
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Touriya Haoud
as Saadia
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Said Taghmaoui
as Youseff
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Colm Meaney
as Gavin
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Anton Sinke
as The Donor
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Antonie Kamerling
as Policeman
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Isa Hoes
as Mother
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Merlijn Kamerling
as Boy
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Delilah Van Eyck
as Waitress
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Jeroen Zuidwijk
as Dutch Man
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Mimi Ferrer
as Dutch Woman
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Mohammed Saidi
as Dutch Child
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Mimoen El Ajroudi
as Dutch Child
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Farah el Ajroudi
as Dutch Child
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Mouad El Ajroudi
as Dutch Child
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Joussef Gartit
as Dutch Child
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Naom Allah
as Dutch Child
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Sittam Yaaqcbi
as Dutch Child
