Speak Like a Child
1998 | 77m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Akomfrah |
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| Writer: | Danny Padmore |
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| Speak Like a Child, the feature film debut of documentary director John Akomfrah, explores the intense friendship that evolves between three troubled teenagers growing up in an isolated children's home on the Northumbrian coast. The desolate beauty of the coastline is captured in stunning panoramas, while strong performances by the young cast help to create a lyrical and poignant drama. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 04, 1998 |
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| Director: | John Akomfrah |
| Writer: | Danny Padmore |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | bisexuality, friendship, coming of age |
| Production Companies | Leda Serene Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cal MacAninch | Billy |
| Rachel Fielding | Ruby |
| Fraser Ayres | Sammy (Age 14) |
| Alison Mac | Ruby (Age 14) |
| Carla Henry | Dorothy |
| Gavin Green | Bernie |
| Emma Armitage | Katy |
| Tim Bird | David |
| Dawn Fletcher | Betty |
| Adam Moran | Freddy Banes |
| Adam Pearson | Bobby Banes |
| Tracy Emmerton | Sally |
| Katie Clibbon | Sarah |
| Serena Gordon | Matron |
| Janine Birkett | Sammy's Mother |
| Helen Lederer | Ms Feggetter |
| Shelley O'Brien | Mad Mary |
| William Ulstein | 1st Schoolboy (as William Ullstein) |
| Simon Humphrey | 2nd Schoolboy |
| Shirley Henderson | Woman in Dream (uncredited) |
| Ian Reddington | Master |
| Daniel Newman | Billy (Age 14) |
| Richard Mylan | Sammy |
| Name | Job |
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| Danny Padmore | Writer |
| John Akomfrah | Director |
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