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The butcher boy, Butcher Boy Films ; Warner Bros. Pictures ; Geffen Pictures presents ; a Neil Jordan film ; produced by Redmond Morris, Stephen Woolley ; screenplay by Neil Jordan and Patrick McCabe ; directed by Neil Jordan

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The butcher boy, Butcher Boy Films ; Warner Bros. Pictures ; Geffen Pictures presents ; a Neil Jordan film ; produced by Redmond Morris, Stephen Woolley ; screenplay by Neil Jordan and Patrick McCabe ; directed by Neil Jordan
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Main title
The butcher boy
Medium
videorecording DVD
Oclc number
75969997
Responsibility statement
Butcher Boy Films ; Warner Bros. Pictures ; Geffen Pictures presents ; a Neil Jordan film ; produced by Redmond Morris, Stephen Woolley ; screenplay by Neil Jordan and Patrick McCabe ; directed by Neil Jordan
Runtime
110
Summary
Francie lives with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother. The pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When his mother commits suicide and his friend, Joe, goes off to boarding school, Francie sinks ever deeper into paranoia thanks mainly to his nasty neighbour Mrs. Nugent. He begins to have a fantasy where he has visions of the Virgin Mary. After his father dies, Francie's becomes more despondent, culminating in the extremely bloody murder of Mrs. Nugent whom he holds responsible for all the wrongs visited upon him. After being arrested, Francie is committed to an asylum in an attempt to cure him
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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