A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.
as Dad
as Mum
as Liam
as Con
as Teresa
as Mrs. Abernathy
as Father Ryan
as Mrs Samuels
as Jane Samuels
as Aggie
as Tom
as David
as Mr Samuels
as Pawnbroker
as Lofty
as Lizzie
as Lizzie's Husband
as Nunney
as Nunney's Husband
as Black shirt
as Little Micky
as Big Micky
as Clubman
as Gaffer
as Man at Political Rally
as Teacher (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
