The Butcher Boy (1997 film)
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The Butcher Boy (1997 film) is a darkly comic Irish drama directed by Neil Jordan that follows a troubled boy’s descent into violence and fantasy in 1960s small-town Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Butcher Boy (1997 film) canonical | 5 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Patrick McCabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Silver Bear for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Neil Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Butcher Boy (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Aisling O'Sullivan
NERFINISHED
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Brendan Gleeson NERFINISHED ⓘ Eamonn Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiona Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinéad O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Rea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Fiona Shaw as Francie Brady's mother
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Sinéad O'Connor as the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Rea as Francie Brady's father ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Adrian Biddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Elliot Goldenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| director | Neil Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editor | Tony Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestival | Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Francie Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a troubled boy’s descent into violence and fantasy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of fantasy and realism
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darkly comic tone ⓘ portrayal of 1960s rural Ireland ⓘ |
| producer |
Neil Jordan
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Geffen Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Eamonn Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Neil Jordan
NERFINISHED
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Patrick McCabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | small-town Ireland ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish society in the 1960s
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childhood trauma ⓘ mental illness ⓘ religion ⓘ violence ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.