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Liam

20011h 30m6.3/ 10 · TMDB · 41 votes
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.

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Directed by Stephen Frears

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Ian Hart
Ian Hart

Dad

Claire Hackett
Claire Hackett

Mum

Anthony Borrows

Liam

Dave Hart
Dave Hart

Con

Megan Burns
Megan Burns

Teresa

Anne Reid
Anne Reid

Mrs. Abernathy

Russell Dixon

Father Ryan

Jane Gurnett
Jane Gurnett

Mrs Samuels

Gema Loveday

Jane Samuels

Julia Deakin

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Film details

Released23 Jan 2001
Original languageEnglish
CountriesFrance, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
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Julia Deakin

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Andrew Schofield
Andrew Schofield

Tom

Martin Hancock
Martin Hancock

David