The Butcher Boy

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Theatrical Release Date:

10/15/1997

DVD Release Date:

02/13/2007

Run Time:

115min.

Starring:

Eamonn Owens , Alan Boyle , Stephen Rea , Fiona Shaw , Andrew Fullerton

Director(s):

Neil Jordan

Distributor(s):

Paramount

MPAA Rating:

R for language and violence.

Genre(s):

Comedy,Drama

Plot: Neil Jordan directed this adaptation of Patrick McCabe's novel about a boy's struggles with violence and mental illness. Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens) is a young boy growing up in Dublin in the early 1960s, where his life is dominated by his active ... Read More

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