“This little piggy laughed all the way home!”
The Butcher Boy (1998)
“This little piggy laughed all the way home!”
Director: Neil Jordan Writer: Neil Jordan
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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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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,...
Who stars in The Butcher Boy?
Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Fiona Shaw, Stephen Rea, Ian Hart, directed by Neil Jordan.