The Butcher Boy
1998/02/20 • Released • Irish, English
This little piggy laughed all the way home!
Overview
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 : Neil Jordan
Casts
Eamonn Owens
Francie Brady
Fiona Shaw
Mrs. Nugent
Stephen Rea
Da Brady
Ian Hart
Uncle Arlo
Peter Gowen
Leddy
Sean McGinley
Sergeant
Aisling O'Sullivan
Ma Brady
John Kavanagh
Dr. Boyd
Sinéad O'Connor
Our Lady/Colleen
Brendan Gleeson
Father Bubbles
Milo O’Shea
Father Sullivan
Niall Buggy
Father Dom
Ardal O'Hanlon
Mr Purcell
Tom Hickey
Gardener
Gina Moxley
Mary
John Olohan
Mr Nugent
Brendan Conroy
Devlin
Jer O'Leary
Dublin Man
Janet Moran
Dublin Shopkeeper
Gregg Fitzgerald
Bogman #1
Tony Rohr
Bogman in Mental Hospital
Sean Hughes
Psychiatrist #1
Gerard McSorley
Psychiatrist #2
Birdy Sweeney
Man in Well
Pat McCabe
Jimmy the Skite
Marie Mullen
Mrs Thompson
Macdara Ó Fátharta
Alien Priest
Stuart Graham
Priest at College
Vinnie McCabe
Detective
Ciarán Owens
Boy in Fountain
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