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.
Director(s)
Neil Jordan
Cast & crew
Stephen Rea
Da Brady
Ian Hart
Uncle Arlo
Brendan Conroy
Devlin
Brendan Gleeson
Father Bubbles
Stuart Graham
Priest at College
Sean McGinley
Sergeant
Gerard McSorley
Psychiatrist #2
Jer O'Leary
Dublin Man
Aisling O'Sullivan
Ma Brady
Vinnie McCabe
Detective
Paraic Breathnach
Man on Tractor
Neil Jordan
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Ronan Wilmot
Policeman
Eamonn Owens
Francie Brady
Alan Boyle
Joe Purcell
Fiona Shaw
Mrs. Nugent
Peter Gowen
Leddy
John Kavanagh
Dr. Boyd
Andrew Fullerton
Phillip Nugent
Rosaleen Linehan
Mrs. Canning
Anita Reeves
Mrs. Coyle
Sinéad O'Connor
Our Lady/Colleen
Milo O'Shea
Father Sullivan
Tom Hickey
Gardener
Niall Buggy
Father Dom
Ardal O'Hanlon
Mr Purcell
Gina Moxley
Mary
Joe Pilkington
Charlie McGlone
Anne O'Neill
Mrs McGlone
John Olohan
Mr Nugent
Mikel Murfi
Buttsy
Pat Leavy
Dublin Cafe Woman
Janet Moran
Dublin Shopkeeper
Gregg Fitzgerald
Bogman #1
John Finegan
Bogman #2
Gavin Kelty
Bogman #3
Eoin Chaney
Bogman #4
Tony Rohr
Bogman in Mental Hospital
Dermot Healy
Bogman in Hospital
Sean Hughes
Psychiatrist #1
Birdy Sweeney
Man in Well
Pat McCabe
Jimmy the Skite
Marie Mullen
Mrs Thompson
Macdara Ó Fátharta
Alien Priest
Áine McEneaney
Girl in Shooting Gallery
Siobhan McElvaney
Girl in Shooting Gallery
Paolo Tullio
Mr Caffolla
Ciarán Owens
Boy in Fountain
Shane O'Connor
Boy in Fountain
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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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