Liam (film)
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| Liam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Written by | Jimmy McGovern |
| Starring | Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anthony Borrows, Megan Burns |
| Distributed by | BBC/Lion's Gate Films |
| Release date(s) | September 4, 2000, Venice Film Festival |
| Running time | 1 hour 31 min. |
| Budget | $3 million U.S. |
| IMDb profile | |
Liam (2000) is a British film directed by Stephen Frears and written by novelist/screenwriter Jimmy McGovern. McGovern (perhaps best known as the creator of Brit TV crime drama Cracker) adapted his own novel The Back Crack Boys into 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.
Megan Burns won the Marcello Mastroianni award at the Venice film festival for her performance.
[edit] External links
- Liam at the Internet Movie Database
- Salon.com Review: Charles Taylor.
- The Guardian Review: Peter Bradshaw.
- The Chicago Sun-Times Review: Roger Ebert.
