France / May 19, 2025 / 78th Festival de Cannes Market Catalogue
Overall average
5.0/10
Videos
Plot
Luca Venditto, a down-on-his-luck filmmaker drowning in student debt from film school, scrapes by working in a restaurant to make ends meet. One ordinary afternoon, while clearing tables, he encounters an unusual guest-a lawyer-looking man in a stark black suit, exuding an eerie presence. As Luca reaches for the plates, the man commands him to sit, calmly revealing that today is the day scheduled, or more commonly known as "destined", for Luca to die. Threatening to suicide and thus disrupt the arrangement of destiny, Luca holds the the mysterious man (Personification of Death) at gunpoint, demanding a last chance to rewrite his story. Granted just five minutes, he races against time to confront his deepest regrets, from ruined career opportunities to broken relationships. But as the clock ticks down, he discovers that even the smallest slice of time can hold the key to redemption—or seal his fate torever.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tuolumne Bunter | Grant Murphy |
| Gabriel Nieman | Dr. Suratchi |
| Assyl Rassulkyzy | Clara Simpson |
| Timothy Abrams | College Student/Restaurant Ghost |
| Elijah Ai | College Student/Lizzie’s Waitress |
| Christopher Contreras | College Student/Restaurant Ghost |
| Sebastian Flores-Choy | College Student/Restaurant Ghost |
| Maddie Silva | College Student/Restaurant Ghost |
| Maxwell Wang | College Student |
| Bradom Zhang | College Student/Restaurant Ghost |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Just 5 Minutes |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America, China |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | LiGhtBØX Pictures |
| Official site | lightbox.pictures |
| Release date | 19 maggio 2025 |
| Executive producer | Ryan Chen, Andy X. Wilson |
| Production | Elijah Ai, Maxwell Wang |
| Writer | Maxwell Wang |
| Editing | Andy X. Wilson |
| Cinematography | Andy X. Wilson, Kino Durfy |
| Assistant directors | Elijah Ai, Rowan Jansen, Emma Niu, Maxwell Wang |
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| Camera operators | Kino Durfy, Andy X. Wilson |
| Additional photography | Kino Durfy, Andy X. Wilson |
| Production design | Elijah Ai |
| Art direction | Elijah Ai |
| Set decoration | Elijah Ai |
| Music | Sam Erulkar, Julian Krej, Elijah Ai, Micah Johnson, Bradom Zhang |
| Sound | Sam Erulkar, Julian Krej, Elijah Ai, Micah Johnson, Bradom Zhang |
| Budget | 600 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 12, 2025 / 9th Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
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