Liam

Jan 23, 2001

1h 30m

★ 6.1

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

BBC

Liam Films

Road Movies

Liam Trailers

Cast

Dad

Ian Hart

Mum

Claire Hackett

Liam

Anthony Borrows

Con

Dave Hart

Teresa

Megan Burns

Mrs. Abernathy

Anne Reid

Father Ryan

Russell Dixon

Mrs Samuels

Jane Gurnett

Jane Samuels

Gema Loveday

Aggie

Julia Deakin

Tom

Andrew Schofield

David

Martin Hancock

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