Stephen Frears
Director
1h 30m
Liam (2001)
Overview
A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.63%
Cast
Ian Hart
Dad
Claire Hackett
Mum
Anthony Borrows
Liam
David Hart
Con
Megan Burns
Teresa
Anne Reid
Mrs. Abernathy
Russell Dixon
Father Ryan
Jane Gurnett
Mrs Samuels
Gema Loveday
Jane Samuels
Julia Deakin
Aggie
Andrew Schofield
Tom
Martin Hancock
David
Ian Hart
Dad
Claire Hackett
Mum
Anthony Borrows
Liam
David Hart
Con
Megan Burns
Teresa
Anne Reid
Mrs. Abernathy
Russell Dixon
Father Ryan
Jane Gurnett
Mrs Samuels
Gema Loveday
Jane Samuels
Julia Deakin
Aggie
Andrew Schofield
Tom
Martin Hancock
David
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Release Date
January 23, 2001Original Language
EnglishBudget
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