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Speak Like a Child
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- Drama
Overview
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.
Keywords
- friendship
- coming of age
- bisexuality
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 4, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Leda Serene Films
- Cast
- Janine Birkett,Shirley Henderson,Helen Lederer,Gavin Green,Dawn Fletcher,Cal MacAninch,Carla Henry,Tim Bird,Ian Reddington,Simon Humphreyand 13 more
- Director
- John Akomfrah
- Writer
- Danny Padmore
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0169257