Liam Movie Review 2000

Stuttering, 7-year-old Liam (Borrows) is an Irish Catholic living in Liverpool in the 1930s. His hardworking mother is determined that Liam will look presentable for his first Communion no matter what the sacrifice but his family's struggles worsen when his father (Hart) loses his job and becomes increasingly bitter, blaming his woes on others and turning to violence as a solution.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from German, British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Drama, Hard Knock Life, Period Piece: 1930s, Coming of Age, Nuns & Priests, Immigration, Labor & Unions

Screenplay

Jimmy McGovern

Cast

Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, David Hart, Anthony Borrows, Megan Burns, Anne Reid, Russell Dixon, Julia Deakin, Andrew Schofield, Bernadette Shortt, David Corey

Cinematography

Andrew Dunn

Director

Stephen Frears

Music

John Murphy

Other

Chris Atkinson, Kristina Hetherington, Hannah Moseley, Alexandra Caulfield, Stephen Fineren

Producer

Colin McKeown, Martin Tempia, BBC Films, Road Movies, Lions Gate Films