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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.

2001 |1h 30m |  Drama

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Cast

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Ian Hart

Dad

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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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Jane Gurnett

Mrs Samuels

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Julia Deakin

Aggie

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Andrew Schofield

Tom

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Martin Hancock

David

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Arnold Brown

Pawnbroker

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Stephen Walters

Black shirt

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Language

English

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