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.

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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
Brendan Gleeson NERFINISHED
Eamonn Owens NERFINISHED
Fiona Shaw NERFINISHED
Sinéad O'Connor NERFINISHED
Stephen Rea NERFINISHED
characterPortrayedBy Fiona Shaw as Francie Brady's mother
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
surface form: Warner Bros.
editor Tony Lawson NERFINISHED
filmFestival Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED
genre black comedy
drama
language English
mainCharacter Francie Brady NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus a troubled boy’s descent into violence and fantasy
notableFor blend of fantasy and realism
darkly comic tone
portrayal of 1960s rural Ireland
producer Neil Jordan NERFINISHED
Stephen Woolley NERFINISHED
productionCompany Geffen Pictures NERFINISHED
Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
protagonistPortrayedBy Eamonn Owens NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1997
screenwriter Neil Jordan NERFINISHED
Patrick McCabe NERFINISHED
settingPlace small-town Ireland
settingTime 1960s
theme Irish society in the 1960s
childhood trauma
mental illness
religion
violence

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Neil Jordan notableWork The Butcher Boy (1997 film)
Neil Jordan directed The Butcher Boy (1997 film)
Neil Jordan wroteScreenplayFor The Butcher Boy (1997 film)
Patrick McCabe hasAdaptation The Butcher Boy (1997 film)
Patrick McCabe wroteScreenplayFor The Butcher Boy (1997 film)