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The Butcher Boy

Neil Jordan

1998 • 1h 50m

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 a...

The Butcher Boy

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Cast

Eamonn Owens

Eamonn OwensFrancie Brady

Alan BoyleJoe Purcell

Fiona Shaw

Fiona ShawMrs. Nugent

Stephen Rea

Stephen ReaDa Brady

Ian Hart

Ian HartUncle Arlo

Peter Gowen

Peter GowenLeddy

Sean McGinley

Sean McGinleySergeant

Aisling O'Sullivan

Aisling O'SullivanMa Brady

John Kavanagh

John KavanaghDr. Boyd

Andrew FullertonPhillip Nugent

Rosaleen Linehan

Rosaleen LinehanMrs. Canning

Anita ReevesMrs. Coyle

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'ConnorOur Lady/Colleen

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan GleesonFather Bubbles

Milo O'Shea

Milo O'SheaFather Sullivan

Crew

Neil Jordan

Neil JordanDirector

Pat McCabe

Pat McCabeScreenplay

Sandy Powell

Sandy PowellCostume Design

Stephen Woolley

Stephen WoolleyProducer

Elliot Goldenthal

Elliot GoldenthalOriginal Music Composer

Susie Figgis

Susie FiggisCasting

Adrian Biddle

Adrian BiddleDirector of Photography

Morag Ross

Morag RossMakeup Artist

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