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Liam
Liam

Liam

6.1/10
January 23, 2001
90 minutes
Stephen Frears
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Release Date

January 23, 2001

Runtime

90 minutes

Director

Stephen Frears

Rating

6.1/10

Production Companies

BBC Liam Films Road Movies

Trailer

Liam 2000 Trailer

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