Directed by:
Neil JordanScreenplay:
Neil JordanCinematography:
Adrian BiddleComposer:
Elliot GoldenthalCast:
Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Aisling O'Sullivan, Sean McGinley, Fiona Shaw, John Kavanagh, Ian Hart, Brendan Gleeson, Gavin Kelty, Milo O'Shea, Ardal O'Hanlon (more)VOD (1)
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Director Neil Jordan expertly blends fantasy and reality in the saga of Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens), an energetic and imaginative boy whose bleak existence in a small 1960s Ireland town eventually drives him to drastic measures. With his friend Joe (Alan Boyle), Francie escapes into a world of comic books, television, and science fiction films to cope with his mentally ill mom (Aisling O'Sullivan) and alcoholic father (Stephen Rea, who also plays the adult Francie). Tragic circumstances mount, and the chasm between Francie's imaginary life and the drab reality of rural Ireland grows too great, leading to bloody consequences. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Eamonn Owens
Ireland
Best movies:
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
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The General (1998)
Stephen Rea
UK
Best movies:
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Aisling O'Sullivan
Ireland
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Michael Collins (1996)
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Sean McGinley
Ireland
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Fiona Shaw
Ireland
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John Kavanagh
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Ian Hart
UK
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Brendan Gleeson
Ireland
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Gavin Kelty
Best movies:
The General (1998)
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Milo O'Shea
Ireland
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Sacco and Vanzetti (1971)
Ardal O'Hanlon
Ireland
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The Butcher Boy (1997)
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Dermot Healy
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Gerard McSorley
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Sinéad O'Connor
Ireland
Best movies:
Wuthering Heights (1992)
The Butcher Boy (1997)
Jer O'Leary
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In the Name of the Father (1993)
My Left Foot (1989)
Tony Rohr
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Stuart Graham
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
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Michael Collins (1996)
Tom Hickey
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Vinnie McCabe
Best movies:
Michael Collins (1996)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
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Gina Moxley
Best movies:
The Butcher Boy (1997)
Moll Flanders (1996)
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