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The Butcher Boy

Comedy & Drama Irish & English

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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friendship
suicide
based on novel or book
pig
boarding school
angel
difficult childhood
dark comedy
insane asylum
alcoholism
murder

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Eamonn Owens

Francie Brady

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Alan Boyle

Joe Purcell

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Fiona Shaw

Mrs. Nugent

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Stephen Rea

Da Brady

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Ian Hart

Uncle Arlo

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Peter Gowen

Leddy

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Sean McGinley

Sergeant

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Aisling O'Sullivan

Ma Brady

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John Kavanagh

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Andrew Fullerton

Phillip Nugent

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Rosaleen Linehan

Mrs. Canning

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Anita Reeves

Mrs. Coyle

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Sinéad O'Connor

Our Lady/Colleen

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Brendan Gleeson

Father Bubbles

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Milo O’Shea

Father Sullivan

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Niall Buggy

Father Dom

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Ardal O'Hanlon

Mr Purcell

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Tom Hickey

Gardener

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Gina Moxley

Mary

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Joe Pilkington

Charlie McGlone

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Anne O'Neill

Mrs McGlone

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John Olohan

Mr Nugent

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Mikel Murfi

Buttsy

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Brendan Conroy

Devlin

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Jer O'Leary

Dublin Man

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Janet Moran

Dublin Shopkeeper

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Man on Tractor

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Tony Rohr

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