Liam
2000 · Movie · 87 min. · United Kingdom
It's the 1930's and seven year old Liam is growing up in an Irish Catholic quarter across the Mersey River from Liverpool. He has a loving mother, his father's a responsible breadwinner and his older brother and sister are fond and helpful. Times are hard but Liam's family is a happy one. The kids are doing well in school and Dad's job is secure. Until he loses it. This is a child's eye view of one family's free fall into poverty during the depression era, rich with humanity and gallows humour necessary for survival.
Direction Stephen Frears
Cast Ian Hart · Claire Hackett · Anthony Borrows · David Hart · Megan Burns · Anne Reid · Russell Dixon · Julia Deakin · Andrew Schofield
Soundtrack John Murphy
Screenplay Jimmy McGovern
Cinematography Andrew Dunn
Original title Liam
6.6
838 votes (FilmAffinity)
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