Liam (2001)
20011h 30mDrama
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.
Cast
Ian HartDad
Claire HackettMum- AAnthony BorrowsLiam
Dave HartCon
Megan BurnsTeresa
Anne ReidMrs. Abernathy- RRussell DixonFather Ryan
Jane GurnettMrs Samuels- GGema LovedayJane Samuels
Julia DeakinAggie
Andrew SchofieldTom
Martin HancockDavid- DDavid KnopovMr Samuels
Arnold BrownPawnbroker- JJames FoyLofty
- BBernadette ShorttLizzie
- DDavid CareyLizzie's Husband
- SSylvia GatrilNunney
Crew
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Writers
- Jimmy McGovern
- Music
- John Murphy
- Cinematography
- Andrew Dunn
- Editing
- Kristina Hetherington
Details
- Released
- January 23, 2001
- Language
- English
- Studio
- BBC, Liam Films, Road Movies
- IMDb
- tt0255321
