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Speak Like a Child

40 %|Sep 4, 1998|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Danny Padmore
Writer
John Akomfrah
Director

Cast

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Fraser Ayres
Sammy (Age 14)
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Alison Mac
Ruby (Age 14)
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Adam Moran
Freddy Banes
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Adam Pearson
Bobby Banes
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Janine Birkett
Sammy's Mother
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Helen Lederer
Ms Feggetter
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William Ulstein
1st Schoolboy (as William Ullstein)
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Simon Humphrey
2nd Schoolboy
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Shirley Henderson
Woman in Dream (uncredited)
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Daniel Newman
Billy (Age 14)