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Originally produced for the B.B.C., director Stephen Frears masterfully crafts this poignant portrait of one family's attempt to stay afloat in impoverished 1930s England. The political, religious, and economic strife of pre-Word War II Liverpool is seen through the eyes of Liam (Anthony Burrows), a seven-year-old living with .. Read more

Starring	Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anne Reid, Anthony Burrows
Director	Stephen Frears
Genres	Drama

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- "...Its warning of how religious intolerance can fester into hatred is one to be heeded more than ever....LIAM is ripe in humanity -- and even comedy..."
- 9591
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 7
  - 0
  Not entirely convincing
  
  Chosen because it was written by Jimmy McGovern (Cracker/Hillsborough) it lived up to pre-viewing expectations that 'if it's not that good, it'll be... read more »
  
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  - Bradford, England
  - 09 Jul 2004 at 16:02
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  Your Soul Will Burn In Hell For Eternity !!!
  
  Came across this film by accident and as I knew a lot of the areas where it was filmed, decided to give it a go.
  
  Jimmy McGovern stories are always ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Jul 2011 at 15:56
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  "Good" - for the right reason.
  
  Tender and thought-provoking, this is a DVD not to be missed. People today have no idea what it was really like to 'exist' all that time ago.
  
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- - Lelboy
  - 246 reviews
  - East London
  - 16 Apr 2011 at 13:17
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  Well worth watching
  
  Very real and heart rending story of a small boy growing up in a Catholic dominated home in poverty stricken Liverpool in the 1930s...
  
  Well worth ... read more »
  
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  - Cornwall
  - 14 Mar 2006 at 10:06
- - 0
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  McGovern the Great
  
  A thought-provoking, beautifully crafted script. A skillful evocation of a family's fall on hard times. The political impact it has on the father. The ... read more »
  
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- 197817
- - Christine
  - Docklands
  - 24 Jan 2006 at 12:45
- - 1
  - 0
  must see
  
  excellent viewing. a must see movie. i enjoyed every minute.
  
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- - kk
  - bromley
  - 25 Aug 2005 at 11:16
- - 1
  - 0
  LIAM
  
  A storyline depicting the interweaving effects of fanaticism, in this case dogmatic Roman Catholicism and Fascism against a background of human pride, poverty ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 05 Jun 2005 at 14:44
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  - 1
  Godlimey its another BBC type Drama
  
  Disappointing. The acting is fine, and the little lad who plays Liam is good, but the story is Catherine Cookson. If you enjoy this sort of story. The ... read more »
  
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- - spongebob2000
  - London
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 18:41
- - 1
  - 0
  A swipe again at the catholic church
  
  Jimmy McGovern has a reputation for truism and this is a subject that has been covered from so many angles that it takes something from the film
  
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  - George from Merseyside
  - 31 Dec 2004 at 00:07
- - 7
  - 0
  Not entirely convincing
  
  Chosen because it was written by Jimmy McGovern (Cracker/Hillsborough) it lived up to pre-viewing expectations that 'if it's not that good, it'll be... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 9936
- - a customer
  - Bradford, England
  - 09 Jul 2004 at 16:02
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- - 7
  - 0
  Not entirely convincing
  
  Chosen because it was written by Jimmy McGovern (Cracker/Hillsborough) it lived up to pre-viewing expectations that 'if it's not that good, it'll be... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 9936
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Bradford, England
  - 09 Jul 2004 at 16:02
- - 1
  - 0
  A swipe again at the catholic church
  
  Jimmy McGovern has a reputation for truism and this is a subject that has been covered from so many angles that it takes something from the film
  
  Report this review
- 61315
- - a customer
  - George from Merseyside
  - 31 Dec 2004 at 00:07
- - 1
  - 0
  LIAM
  
  A storyline depicting the interweaving effects of fanaticism, in this case dogmatic Roman Catholicism and Fascism against a background of human pride, poverty ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 110969
- - a customer
  - Wales
  - 05 Jun 2005 at 14:44
- - 1
  - 0
  must see
  
  excellent viewing. a must see movie. i enjoyed every minute.
  
  Report this review
- 144038
- - kk
  - bromley
  - 25 Aug 2005 at 11:16
- - 0
  - 0
  McGovern the Great
  
  A thought-provoking, beautifully crafted script. A skillful evocation of a family's fall on hard times. The political impact it has on the father. The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 197817
- - Christine
  - Docklands
  - 24 Jan 2006 at 12:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Well worth watching
  
  Very real and heart rending story of a small boy growing up in a Catholic dominated home in poverty stricken Liverpool in the 1930s...
  
  Well worth ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 218453
- - a customer
  - Cornwall
  - 14 Mar 2006 at 10:06
- - 0
  - 0
  "Good" - for the right reason.
  
  Tender and thought-provoking, this is a DVD not to be missed. People today have no idea what it was really like to 'exist' all that time ago.
  
  Report this review
- 983157
- - Lelboy
  - 246 reviews
  - East London
  - 16 Apr 2011 at 13:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Your Soul Will Burn In Hell For Eternity !!!
  
  Came across this film by accident and as I knew a lot of the areas where it was filmed, decided to give it a go.
  
  Jimmy McGovern stories are always ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1022703
- - a customer
  - 28 Jul 2011 at 15:56
- - 0
  - 1
  Godlimey its another BBC type Drama
  
  Disappointing. The acting is fine, and the little lad who plays Liam is good, but the story is Catherine Cookson. If you enjoy this sort of story. The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 318038
- - spongebob2000
  - London
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 18:41

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  Originally produced for the B.B.C., director Stephen Frears masterfully crafts this poignant portrait of one family's attempt to stay afloat in impoverished 1930s England. The political, religious, and economic strife of pre-Word War II Liverpool is seen through the eyes of Liam (Anthony Burrows), ...