Eamonn Owens
Francie Brady
The Butcher Boy
“This little piggy laughed all the way home!”
1998
1h 50m
Director: Neil Jordan
Overview
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.
Cast
20 people
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