Speak Like a Child

4.3

United States Of America

Drama

77 min

1998

Cal MacAninch Daniel Newman Ian Reddington Shirley Henderson Helen Lederer Janine Birkett Serena Gordon Fraser Ayres Rachel Fielding Richard Mylan

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.