The Butcher Boy
“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.
Details
Release Date: 2/20/1998
Runtime: 110 minutes
Languages: Irish, English
Director: Neil Jordan
0Revenue: $5.0M
Production
Companies: Geffen Pictures, Butcher Boy Film Productions
Countries: Ireland, United States of America
Where to watch · US
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deepkino
A darkly comic and disturbing look at childhood gone wrong in 1960s Ireland. Between Francie Brady’s wild imagination, religious satire, and Sinead O’Connor as a vision of the Virgin Mary, it’s one of the most unique coming-of-age films I’ve ever seen. Funny, tragic, and haunting all at once! The film is a strange one, centering on a sweet and lovely kid who becomes a victim of ostracism.
