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6.8Francie 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.
Released: 1998-02-20110 minDir: Neil JordanComedy, DramaBox office: $5.0M
Cast
- Eamonn Owens as Francie Brady
- Alan Boyle as Joe Purcell
- Fiona Shaw as Mrs. Nugent
- Stephen Rea as Da Brady
- Ian Hart as Uncle Arlo
- Peter Gowen as Leddy
Themes
- friendship
- suicide
- based on novel or book
- pig
- boarding school
- angel
- difficult childhood
- dark comedy
- insane asylum
- alcoholism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 11th European Film Awards
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Butcher Boy
- Main subject
- delusion
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Screenwriter
- Patrick McCabe
- Composer
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Producer
- Stephen Woolley
- Cinematographer
- Adrian Biddle
- Narrative location
- Republic of Ireland
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 269033
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1998-04-03
- title
- The Butcher Boy
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- different from
- The Butcher Boy
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
- set in period
- 1960s
- production designer
- Anthony D. G. Pratt
- costume designer
- Sandy Powell
- after a work by
- Patrick McCabe
- review score
- 7.5/10
- box office
- 5000000
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