Liam
Liam
Release: 2001-01-23
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 6.1
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BBC
Liam Films
Road Movies
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Sean McKee
as Little Micky
Bernard Atha
as Teacher (uncredited)
Megan Burns
as Teresa
Andrew Schofield
as Tom
Martin Hancock
as David
Ian Hart
as Dad
Anne Reid
as Mrs. Abernathy
Arnold Brown
as Pawnbroker
Dave Hart
as Con
Jane Gurnett
as Mrs Samuels
Julia Deakin
as Aggie
Stephen Walters
as Black shirt
