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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.
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“This little piggy laughed all the way home!”
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The Butcher Boy ( 1997 ) Trailer
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- Feb 20, 1998
- 1h 50m
- Irish
- Neil Jordan
- Neil Jordan, Pat McCabe, Pat McCabe
- Released
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- $5.0M
