Speak Like a Child
    Specs and Credits

Directed by
John Akomfrah

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Danny Padmore

Cast (in credits order)
Cal Macaninch .... Billy, Age 30
Daniel Newman .... Billy, Age 14
Richard Mylan .... Sammy, Age 30
Fraser Ayres .... Sammy, Age 14
Rachel Fielding .... Ruby, Age 30
Alison Mac .... Ruby, Age 14
Carla Henry .... Dorothy
Gavin Green .... Bernie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Helen Lederer
Shirley Henderson .... Woman in Dream (uncredited)

Produced by
Lazell Daley .... producer
Ben Gibson .... executive producer
Fiona Morham .... producer
Frances-Anne Solomon .... producer

Original Music by
Adrian Thomas

Cinematography by
Jonathan Collinson

Film Editing by
Annabel Ware

Casting by
Carl Proctor

Production Management
Stella Nwimo .... production manager

Sound Department
Simon Price .... supervising sound editor

Stunts
Steve Truglia .... stunt driver

Other crew
Rene Mohandas .... script editor
Affiliate Sites
  • CaribbeanTales.ca

    A not-for-profit company whose aim is to produce educational audio-visual projects, which showcase the rich heritage of Caribbean storytelling.

  • Lord Have Mercy

    In 2002, Leda Serene Films produced Lord Have Mercy!, Canada's first multicultural sitcom, broadcast on Vision TV, Toronto One, Showcase Television, and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. It's a zany ensemble sitcom set in a Caribbean storefront church
Speak Like a Child 1999
 

Summary

Feature film, 35mm: Haunting psychological thriller directed by John Akomfrah. BBC Films / BFI / ACE.

A married couple (Cal Macininch, Rachel Fielding) meet up with an old friend (Richard Mylan). It is revealed that the three had become close friends at a home for children. Flashbacks develops their relationship and their sharing of everything. It is revealed that the single man wants the couple to move in with him. The woman, who is pregnant, reveals she is ready to dump her husband and begin a relationship with the other man. But all are bothered by some distant past secret.

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