Drama
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.
Top cast:
Cal Macaninch
Billy
Rachel Fielding
Ruby
Fraser Ayres
Sammy (Age 14)
Serena Gordon
Matron
Janine Birkett
Sammy's Mother
Helen Lederer
Ms Feggetter
Shirley Henderson
Woman in Dream (uncredited)
Ian Reddington
Master
Richard Mylan
Sammy
