The Butcher Boy
This little piggy laughed all the way home!
Film19981h 50mReleased
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- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1998-02-20
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
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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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