Speak Like a Child
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: 1998-09-04
Drama
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Casts
Cal MacAninch
as Billy
Rachel Fielding
as Ruby
Fraser Ayres
as Sammy (Age 14)
Serena Gordon
as Matron
Janine Birkett
as Sammy's Mother
Helen Lederer
as Ms Feggetter
Shirley Henderson
as Woman in Dream (uncredited)
Ian Reddington
as Master
Daniel Newman
as Billy (Age 14)
Richard Mylan
as Sammy
