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The Butcher Boy   1997         R, 106 min. Genre: Drama Director: Neil Jordan   Cast: Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Andrew Fullerton, Aisling O'Sullivan, Pat McCabe, Sinead O'Connor, Ian Hart, Milo O'Shea, Sean McGinley, Peter Gowen, John Kavanagh, Rosaleen Linehan, Anita Reeves   Based on Patrick McCabe's award-winning novel, this is a wrenching tale showing a vision of the world through the eyes of a mentally disturbed boy who lives in Ireland. Francie (Eamonn Owens) grows up in a dysfunctional family—a suicidal mother (Aisling O'Sullivan) and an alcoholic father Stephen Rea). Following the death of both parents and alone in the world, Francie brutally murders a nasty neighbor, finally ends up in a mental institution, and is confronted by the Virgin Mary (Sinead O'Connor). Cast Stephen Rea Da Brady Fiona Shaw Mrs. Nugent Eamonn Owens Francie Brady Alan Boyle Joe Purcell Andrew Fullerton Phillip Nugent Aisling O'Sullivan Ma Brady Pat McCabe Jimmy the Skite Sinead O'Connor Our Lady/Colleen Ian Hart Uncle Alo Milo O'Shea Father Sullivan Sean McGinley Sergeant Peter Gowen Leddy John Kavanagh Dr. Boyd Rosaleen Linehan Mrs. Canning Anita Reeves Mrs. Coyle