Liam (2001)
January 23, 2001
Drama
1h 30m
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 & Crew
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Dad Ian Hart
- Mum Claire Hackett
- Con David Hart
- Teresa Megan Burns
- Mrs. Abernathy Anne Reid
- Mrs Samuels Jane Gurnett
- Aggie Julia Deakin
- Tom Andrew Schofield
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Keywords
- new year's eve
- fascism
- loss of job
- depression era
- stuttering
- catholicism
- confession booth
- molotov cocktail