Liam (2000)

Directed by

Stephen Frears

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

18A

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy in 1930s Liverpool struggles with the harsh realities of his working-class Catholic family. He endures a stern father and the pressures of poverty as he navigates childhood.

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What happens

Liam is a 2000 film directed by Stephen Frears and written by novelist/screenwriter Jimmy McGovern. McGovern adapted Joseph Mckeown's novel Back Crack Boy for this emotionally raw meditation on innocence and pain. Frears in turn was influenced by James Joyce's accounts of his stern childhood in late 19th century Catholic Dublin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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