Speak Like a Child

Speak Like a Child (1998)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1998-09-04
  • User Rating: 4/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 17min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Leda Serene Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: John Akomfrah
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Summary

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.

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  • Cal MacAninch

    as Billy

  • Rachel Fielding

    as Ruby

  • Fraser Ayres

    as Sammy (Age 14)

  • Alison Mac

    as Ruby (Age 14)

  • Carla Henry

    as Dorothy

  • Gavin Green

    as Bernie

  • Emma Armitage

    as Katy

  • Tim Bird

    as David

  • Dawn Fletcher

    as Betty

  • Adam Moran

    as Freddy Banes

  • Adam Pearson

    as Bobby Banes

  • Tracy Emmerton

    as Sally

  • Katie Clibbon

    as Sarah

  • Serena Gordon

    as Matron

  • Janine Birkett

    as Sammy's Mother

  • Helen Lederer

    as Ms Feggetter

  • Shelley O'Brien

    as Mad Mary

  • William Ulstein

    as 1st Schoolboy (as William Ullstein)

  • Simon Humphrey

    as 2nd Schoolboy

  • Shirley Henderson

    as Woman in Dream (uncredited)

  • Ian Reddington

    as Master

  • Daniel Newman

    as Billy (Age 14)

  • Richard Mylan

    as Sammy
Directing John Akomfrah Director
Writing Danny Padmore Writer

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