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.
Liam has generally received positive reviews.
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By Pam Grady (384) for Reel.com (1,232) on 08 Oct 2001
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By Edward Guthmann (364) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 30 Mar 2003
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Liam was released in 2001 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 62 reviews, giving Liam (2001) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 74% and users giving an average score of 73%.
With a score of 71%, Liam is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
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