Liam Closing Night Screening courtesy of Lion’s Gate Films East Coast Premiere United Kingdom - 91 minutes. Saturday, July 28 at 9:30 pm Directed by Stephen Frears. Written by Jimmy McGovern. Produced by Colin McKeown & Martin Tempia. Ian Hart stars in this gripping and hard-hitting look at 1930’s England - deep in the Depression. Set in Liverpool’s Irish-Catholic community, Liam is a beautifully realized and at times achingly tragic portrait of a typical working-class family of that time. The father is a shipyard worker - a proud, stern yet loving parent; his wife tends the home; his daughter Theresa works in a rich Jewish household; and the very young Liam is a stuttering schoolboy - a sign of psychological trepidation toward a cold, hostile world. Frears, who directed last year’s highly acclaimed High Fidelity, portrays the struggle with respect and deep affection. His subversive and humorous depiction of the Catholic upbringing, which Liam receives, serves as the background for this powerful and deeply moving drama.