Speak Like a Child

Name: Speak Like a Child
Director: John Akomfrah
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998-09-04
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 4.3
Cast: Cal MacAninch, Rachel Fielding, Fraser Ayres, Alison Mac, Carla Henry

19981h 17m★ 4.3Dir. John Akomfrah

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.