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.
Actor: Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Andrew Fullerton, Stephen Rea, Aisling O'Sullivan, Peter Gowen, Sean McGinley, John Kavanagh, Rosaleen Linehan, Aisling O'Sullivan
Director: Neil Jordan
Country: Ireland, United States of America
Type: movie
Duration: 1h 50m
Quality: HD
Release: 1998-02-20
Rating: 6.8
