Liam is a 2000 British-German film directed by Stephen Frears and written by novelist/screenwriter Jimmy McGovern. McGovern (perhaps best known as the creator of British TV crime drama Cracker) adapted Joseph Mckeown's novel Back Crack Boy 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 57th Venice International Film Festival for her performance.
Set in Liverpool in the Depression of the 1930s, the story is told through the eyes of Liam (Anthony Borrows). Liam is taking religious instruction lessons in preparation for his First Communion—his mother (Claire Hackett) is a staunch Roman Catholic. His father (Ian Hart) loses his job when the shipyard he works for closes. Meanwhile his sister Teresa (Megan Burns) has taken a job as maid for the wealthy Jewish family who own the shipyard.
Liam stutters badly under stress, and his strict religious education does not help. The Jewish lady of the house that Teresa works for is having an affair, and the girl becomes an accomplice. Liam's father joins a group of fascists, who rail against rich Jews and cheap Irish labour. His brother secretly attends meetings with socialists. But all this is just a microcosm of a more general breakdown.
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When a video of Toby being brutally humiliated at school appears on the Internet, Toby's high school and parents take action. However, with an overbearing father and a willfully unaware mother, Toby soon learns that his demons are not just in the classroom.
Keywords: bully, bullying, coming-of-age, deceit, disillusionment, isolation, secret, social-issues, teen-angst, transform
Everyone said be strong.
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Last year, a group of filmmakers set out to investigate 13 of the most haunted locations in Georgia in order to gather footage of the supernatural for use in their next horror film. They would never return... What they unleashed was the evil that lies deep within an ancient site of unholy terror ever-looking for a way to escape. Lead by Chase, their director and owner of the Production Company they all have worked so closely with, this group of eight actors, filmmakers, and crew have become much more of a family. Together they and others have combined to investigate many haunted locations without incident - that is until they venture deep into the dark and dense Georgia woods to the infamous area known as The Devil's Tramping Grounds. After 3 days without contact, the last remaining group working with Spirit World Productions on the upcoming horror film, assemble with the intention of finding their friends and bringing them back...However, once they too enter The Devil's Tramping Grounds they quickly find there is no escape. Lead by Paul, Chase's brother, they must decipher the footage their friends have left behind and use it as a guide to unravel the horrifying mystery of what happened if they have a prayer to get everyone out safely, with their souls in tact. Realm of Souls blends found footage with a cinematic feast for the eyes as no film has attempted before. The intricate story and authentic performances combine with the blending of every genre of horror in such a way that Realm of Souls is destined to become the most exciting and terrifying original horror thrill ride movie goers have seen in recent memory. This film is the 'Opus' of horror movies for all horror fans! Enjoy the ride and grab hold of your Soul...!
The Movie They Never Got to Make... Hold on to Your Soul!
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Denny, Ben and Liam meet for the first time at a surprise bachelor party for their mutual friend Terrance. While they are waiting for Terrance to arrive, they discover that their friend has been lying to them. After an enlightening conversation, Terrance comes home to an angry mob.
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Two young men , one white, one Muslim, find themselves drawn into extremist groups and are plunged into dangerous situations they cannot get out of easily. When the two groups clash both men are forced to make difficult choices which may affect their lives and those around them, forever.
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When Mickey arrives uninvited at Richard and Julia's country home, they are abruptly forced to fight and fear for their lives and the safety of their eight year old son Liam. It is quick to show that Mickey's mind is not as stable as one would hope. Mickey struggles to keep himself together and hide his pent up emotions. However he gradually splits further and further at the seams as his troubled mind forces itself deeper into the equation, teaching us more about his hard, tormented past as we go. Richard must stay strong if he is to save his family, but nothing in life is that straightforward. Who is in the right and who is in the wrong?
Tensions are high, minds are twisted and emotions are kept on the surface.
He turned his back on life. Life turned its back on her. Everyone deserves a second chance.
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Liam, a photographer, struggles with his own sense of reality as he photographs people living in the squalor of the streets. Through his images we are transported into the world of two of Liam's subjects. John, a mentally ill man who has spent the last 15 years on the street and Lauren, a young woman making her way by any means necessary.