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 maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.
Stephen Frears
Director
Jimmy McGovern
Writer
Ian Hart
Dad
Claire Hackett
Mum
Anthony Borrows
Liam
Dave Hart
Con
Megan Burns
Teresa
Anne Reid
Mrs. Abernathy
Russell Dixon
Father Ryan
Jane Gurnett
Mrs Samuels
Gema Loveday
Jane Samuels
Tetro67%
The Machinist75%
The Master70%
Strange Weather58%
The Last Temptation of Christ72%
A Bronx Tale78%
The Funeral67%
Pretty Baby69%
Under the Volcano66%
Boxcar Bertha58%
Novitiate64%
Charm City Kings78%
25th Hour73%
Mean Streets70%
Goodbye June66%
God's Pocket58%
The Drop68%
Inglourious Basterds82%
Salomé62%
Kisses71%
