Speak Like a Child 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.

Cast

Cal MacAninch

Rachel Fielding

Fraser Ayres

Alison Mac

Carla Henry

Gavin Green

Emma Armitage

Tim Bird

Dawn Fletcher

Adam Moran

Adam Pearson

Tracy Emmerton

Katie Clibbon

Serena Gordon

Janine Birkett

Helen Lederer

Shelley O'Brien

William Ulstein

Simon Humphrey

Shirley Henderson

Ian Reddington

Daniel Newman

Richard Mylan