Speak Like a Child

(1998)

★ 4.3 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1998

Runtime: 77 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: John Akomfrah

Cast: Кэл МакЭнинч, Rachel Fielding, Fraser Ayres, Alison Mac, Карла Генри, Gavin Green, Emma Armitage, Tim Bird, Dawn Fletcher, Adam Moran

Plot

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.