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Liam(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-01-23
62%
39 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
France,
Germany,
Italy,
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Liam Films
Movie: Liam
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ian Hart
Dad
Dave Hart
Con
Megan Burns
Teresa
Anne Reid
Mrs. Abernathy
Jane Gurnett
Mrs Samuels
Julia Deakin
Aggie
Video Trailer Liam
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