The Butcher Boy
1998·Movie
·1h 50min·
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This little piggy laughed all the way home!
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.
Tragicomic Irish TaleDysfunctional FamilyMental BreakdownDark Coming-of-AgePsychological DramaBleakSocial CritiqueVisually evocative
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Directed by:
Neil Jordan
Written by:
Neil Jordan, Pat McCabe, Pat McCabe
Produced by:
Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan, Susie Figgis
Composed by:
Elliot Goldenthal
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