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Liam (2001)

Liam (2001)

Drama
Release Date: 2001, January 23
Directors: Stephen Frears
Countries: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy
Production: BBC, Liam Films, Road Movies
Cast: Ian Hart, Martin Hancock, Stephen Walters, Megan Burns, Anne Reid, Julia Deakin, Andrew Schofield, Dave Hart, Claire Hackett, David Knopov, Russell Dixon, Arnold Brown

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.

Keywords:

fascism new year's eve loss of job catholicism confession booth molotov cocktail depression era stuttering