The Innocent
1985 · Movie · 116 min. · United Kingdom
This densely-packed film is based on a book by Tom Hart about the struggles of a young Yorkshire boy trying to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way -- and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim (Andrew Hawley), also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns (Liam Neeson) who is having an affair with a married woman (Miranda Richardson). Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win (Kate Foster) slowly get a relationship going.
Direction John Mackenzie
Cast Andrew Hawley · Kika Markham · Kate Foster · Liam Neeson · Patrick Daley · Paul Askew · Lorraine Peters · Tom Bell · Richard Hope · Jack Carr · Clive Wood · Miranda Richardson · Richard Laxton · Denis Lill · Alison Lloyd · Bill Rodgers
Soundtrack Francis Monkman
Screenplay Ray Jenkins · Tom Hart
Cinematography Roger Deakins
Original title The Innocent
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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