FEATURE FILM

The Butcher Boy

Name: The Butcher Boy
Director: Neil Jordan
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-02-20
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart

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Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.

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