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liam (2000)

Original title: liam
Production: UK|90 min|
Dramatic, Psychological
Poster of movie liam
the life of an irish community near liverpool in the 1930s, seen through the eyes of a seven-year-old boy. confused by a grim and threatening catholicism, little liam will discover the indecipherable world of adults, experimenting on the skin the disintegration of the family overwhelmed by the economic depression of the time and by the fanaticism of the nascent fascism.

Festivals and awards

Venezia Festival 2000 - logo Venezia Festival Marcello Mastroianni Award
Assigned to: Megan Burns
Venezia Festival 2000 - logo Venezia Festival Premio OCIC
Venezia Festival 2000 - nomination Golden Lion - Selection

Direction

Stephen FrearsStephen Frears: regista

Production and Screenplay

Jimmy Mcgovern: sceneggiatore
Colin Mckeown: produttore
Martin Tempia: produttore

Interpreters and Characters

Ian HartIan Hart(età:36)
(padre di Liam)
Ian HartIan Hart(età:36)
(il padre)
Anthony Borrows
(Liam)
Claire Hackett
(madre di Liam)
Claire Hackett
(la madre)
Anthony Borrows
(Liam, il bambino)
Megan BurnsMegan Burns(età:14)
(Teresa)
Anne ReidAnne Reid(età:65)
(signora Abernathy)
Russell Dixon
(padre ryan)
David Hart(età:46)
(Con)
Julia Deakin
(zia aggie)
Andrew Schofield
(zio Tom)
Bernadette Shortt
(Lizzie)
Stephen Walters
Megan Moore burns

Technical staff

Andrew Dunn: direttore della fotografia
Alexandra Caulfield: costumista
John Murphy (compositore): musiche
Kristina Hetherington: montatore
Stephen Fineren: scenografo