Liam
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
Dad
Known for
The Last Kingdom
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
David Hart
Con
Claire Hackett
Mum
Known for
Lockwood & Co.
Harry Brown
Anthony Borrows
Liam
Known for
Awaydays
Dave Hart
Con
Known for
The Responder
No Offence
Megan Burns
Teresa
Known for
28 Days Later
Anne Reid
Mrs. Abernathy
Known for
Years and Years
A Close Shave
Russell Dixon
Father Ryan
Also in
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith
Jane Gurnett
Mrs Samuels
Known for
Casualty
Drowning by Numbers
Gema Loveday
Jane Samuels
No other roles listed
Julia Deakin
Aggie
Known for
Spaced
Hijack
Andrew Schofield
Tom
Known for
Sid and Nancy
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Stephen Frears Director · Jimmy McGovern Writer John Murphy Composer
Worldwide gross $1.9M · United States release September 21, 2001 · Produced in France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,945,689
Production
BBC
Production
Liam Films
Production
Road Movies
Production
BBC Film
Studio
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Production
France · Germany · Italy · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2000
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United Kingdom · January 23, 2001
Theatrical
United States · September 21, 2001
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
October 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Australia
July 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Canada
September 8, 2000 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 26, 2001 · Theatrical
France
April 25, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
December 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
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