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Liam (2000)
6.9
Ratings: 6.9/10 from 1,888 users
Metascore:
74/100
Reviews: 33 user | 46 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com A family falls into poverty during the Depression. Director:Stephen FrearsWriter:Jimmy McGovern |
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Liam (2000)
6.9
Ratings: 6.9/10 from 1,888 users
Metascore:
74/100
Reviews: 33 user | 46 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com A family falls into poverty during the Depression. Director:Stephen FrearsWriter:Jimmy McGovern |
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Dad
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Claire Hackett | ... |
Mum
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| Anthony Borrows | ... |
Liam
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David Hart | ... |
Con
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Megan Burns | ... |
Teresa
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| Anne Reid | ... |
Mrs. Abernathy
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Russell Dixon | ... |
Father Ryan
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Julia Deakin | ... |
Auntie Aggie
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Uncle Tom
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Bernadette Shortt | ... |
Lizzie
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David Carey | ... |
Lizzie's husband
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David Knopov | ... |
Mr. Samuels
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Jane Gurnett | ... |
Mrs. Samuels
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Gema Loveday | ... |
Jane Samuels
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Martin Hancock | ... |
David
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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. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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