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The Butcher Boy
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.
6.831
110 min
Release
1998-02-20
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
Sean McGinley
as Sergeant
Aisling O'Sullivan
as Ma Brady
John Kavanagh
as Dr. BoydAndrew Fullerton
as Phillip Nugent
Rosaleen Linehan
as Mrs. CanningAnita Reeves
as Mrs. Coyle
Sinéad O'Connor
as Our Lady/Colleen
Brendan Gleeson
as Father Bubbles
Milo O'Shea
as Father Sullivan
Niall Buggy
as Father Dom
Ardal O'Hanlon
as Mr Purcell
Tom Hickey
as Gardener
Gina Moxley
as MaryJoe Pilkington
as Charlie McGloneAnne O'Neill
as Mrs McGlone
John Olohan
as Mr NugentMikel Murfi
as Buttsy
Brendan Conroy
as Devlin
Jer O'Leary
as Dublin ManPat Leavy
as Dublin Cafe Woman
Janet Moran
as Dublin ShopkeeperParaic Breathnach
as Man on Tractor
Gregg Fitzgerald
as Bogman #1John Finegan
as Bogman #2Gavin Kelty
as Bogman #3Eoin Chaney
as Bogman #4
Tony Rohr
as Bogman in Mental HospitalDermot Healy
as Bogman in Hospital
Sean Hughes
as Psychiatrist #1
Gerard McSorley
as Psychiatrist #2
Birdy Sweeney
as Man in WellRonan Wilmot
as Policeman
Pat McCabe
as Jimmy the Skite
Marie Mullen
as Mrs Thompson
Macdara Ó Fátharta
as Alien Priest
Stuart Graham
as Priest at College
Vinnie McCabe
as DetectiveÁine McEneaney
as Girl in Shooting GallerySiobhan McElvaney
as Girl in Shooting GalleryPaolo Tullio
as Mr Caffolla
Ciarán Owens
as Boy in FountainShane O'Connor
as Boy in FountainDirector
REVIEWS
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.
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