Speak Like a Child

Name: Speak Like a Child
Released: 1998-09-05
Duration: 1 h 17 min
Rating: 7.40
Cast: Daniel Newman, Rachel Fielding, Richard Mylan, Cal MacAninch

– Speak Like a Child, the feature film debut of documentary director John Akomfrah, explores the inten..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.40 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 17 Minutes

Release Year:

1998

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.

Styles:

Gloomy, Emotional, Touching, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

20th Century

Producing Country:

Release Date:

05 Sep 1998

Language:

English

Directed by:

John Akomfrah

Story Written By:

Danny Padmore

Main Actors:

Daniel Newman, Rachel Fielding, Richard Mylan, Cal MacAninch

Plot:

A married couple meets up with an old friend. It is revealed that the three had become close friends at a home for children. Flashbacks develops their relationship and their sharing of everything. It is revealed that the single man wants the couple to move in with him. The woman, who is pregnant, reveals she is ready to dump her husband and begin a relationship with the other man. But all are bothered by some distant past secret.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.3/10