Speak Like a Child
1998Speak 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.
Acted in
Cal MacAninch
as Billy
Rachel Fielding
as Ruby
Fraser Ayres
as Sammy (Age 14)
Alison Mac
as Ruby (Age 14)
Carla Henry
as Dorothy
Gavin Green
as Bernie
Emma Armitage
as Katy
Tim Bird
as David
Dawn Fletcher
as Betty
Adam Moran
as Freddy Banes
Adam Pearson
as Bobby Banes
Tracy Emmerton
as Sally
Katie Clibbon
as Sarah
Serena Gordon
as Matron
Janine Birkett
as Sammy's Mother
Helen Lederer
as Ms Feggetter
Shelley O'Brien
as Mad Mary
William Ulstein
as 1st Schoolboy (as William Ullstein)
Simon Humphrey
as 2nd Schoolboy
Shirley Henderson
as Woman in Dream (uncredited)
Ian Reddington
as Master
Daniel Newman
as Billy (Age 14)
Richard Mylan
as Sammy