The Butcher Boy (1998)

6.8 | Feb 20, 1998 (IE) | Comedy, Drama | 01:50

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Budget: N/A | Revenue: 5 000 000

This little piggy laughed all the way home!

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.