Abstract
The Troubles usually refers to the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998, when “Good Friday Agreement” was signed. This agreement promises a new community and a new future, breaking away from the past marked by violence and conflict, by devoting itself to “the achievement of reconciliation, tolerance, mutual trust, and to the protection and vindication of the human rights of all.” The cover photo of the agreement, which marks the most significant turning point in Northern Ireland’s history, is a silhouette of a happy nuclear family. It shows the Northern Irish desire to escape from long conflicts and regain reconciliation, peace and dream of a happy life. However, is it possible to live a peaceful and happy life that Northern Irish dream of after a long conflict? This paper examines whether it is possible to actually reconcile through the Troubles film, Five Minutes of Heaven directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel in 2009, which represents the stories of perpetrators vs victims, Protestants vs Catholics who have experienced the trauma of the conflict only in their daily lives after The Troubles was over.
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