Liam

Liam

Actors:  Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anthony Borrows, Dave Hart, Megan Burns, Anne Reid Directors:  Stephen Frears

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 ma...