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Liam (2001)

★ 6.1/10 90 min Drama France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom English
Script Editor: Roxy Spencer
Writer: Jimmy McGovern
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Description

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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Ian Hart
Ian Hart Dad
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

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