Liam

Liam

2001 en 90 minutes

Rating: 6.2

Plot

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.

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Cast

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Dad

Claire Hackett

Claire Hackett

Mum

Anthony Borrows

Anthony Borrows

Liam

Dave Hart

Dave Hart

Con

Megan Burns

Megan Burns

Teresa

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

Mrs. Abernathy

Russell Dixon

Russell Dixon

Father Ryan

Jane Gurnett

Jane Gurnett

Mrs Samuels

Gema Loveday

Gema Loveday

Jane Samuels

Julia Deakin

Julia Deakin

Aggie

Andrew Schofield

Andrew Schofield

Tom

Martin Hancock

Martin Hancock

David

David Knopov

David Knopov

Mr Samuels

Arnold Brown

Arnold Brown

Pawnbroker

James Foy

James Foy

Lofty

Bernadette Shortt

Bernadette Shortt

Lizzie

David Carey

David Carey

Lizzie's Husband

Sylvia Gatril

Sylvia Gatril

Nunney

Chris Darwin

Chris Darwin

Nunney's Husband

Stephen Walters

Stephen Walters

Black shirt

Sean McKee

Sean McKee

Little Micky

Sean Styles

Sean Styles

Big Micky

Billy Moochoo

Billy Moochoo

Clubman

Bryan Reagan

Bryan Reagan

Gaffer

George Maudsley

George Maudsley

Man at Political Rally

Bernard Atha

Bernard Atha

Teacher (uncredited)

Christopher Schönning

Christopher Schönning

Policeman (uncredited)

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