The Butcher Boy (1998)
1h 50min
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This little piggy laughed all the way home!
Themes:Coming Of AgeFamily DysfunctionAlcoholismMental Health StrugglesSuicideGrowing Up Too FastDiscover Similar ThemesMood:MelancholicDarkIntrospectiveDramaticBleakDiscover Similar Mood
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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Family TragedyPeer PressureMental BreakdownEmotional TurmoilAbusive Home EnvironmentEscapism Through Imagination












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Directed by: Neil Jordan, Adrian Biddle
Produced by: Neil Jordan, Stephen Woolley, Redmond Morris
Composed by: Elliot Goldenthal
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