Liam
23/01/2001
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.
Movie Information
Ian Hart
as Dad
Claire Hackett
as Mum
Anthony Borrows
as Liam
David Hart
as Con
Megan Burns
as Teresa
Anne Reid
as Mrs. Abernathy
Russell Dixon
as Father Ryan
Jane Gurnett
as Mrs Samuels
Gema Loveday
as Jane Samuels
Julia Deakin
as Aggie
Andrew Schofield
as Tom
Martin Hancock
as David
David Knopov
as Mr Samuels
Arnold Brown
as Pawnbroker
James Foy
as Lofty
Bernadette Shortt
as Lizzie
David Carey
as Lizzie's Husband
Sylvia Gatril
as Nunney
Chris Darwin
as Nunney's Husband
Stephen Walters
as Black shirt
Sean McKee
as Little Micky
Sean Styles
as Big Micky
