{"product_id":"the-curious-female-1969-angelique-pettyjohn-charlene-jones-bunny-allister-and-michael-greer-public-domain-dvd-only-no-case-copy","title":"THE BUTCHER BOY (1997) Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Aisling O'Sullivan, Alan Boyle, Brendan Gleeson and Sinéad O'Connor - PUBLIC DOMAIN DVD ONLY NO CASE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BUTCHER BOY (1997) - Starring - \u003cspan\u003eEamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Aisling O'Sullivan, Alan Boyle, Brendan Gleeson and Sinéad O'Connor.\u003c\/span\u003e - PUBLIC DOMAIN - COLOUR - DVD ONLY NO CASE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in a small Irish town during the early 1960s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Butcher Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a disturbing, darkly humorous and unforgettable tale of childhood innocence destroyed by family tragedy, cruelty and madness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwelve-year-old Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens) escapes the misery of his troubled home life by retreating into a colourful fantasy world filled with comic-book heroes, cowboys, gangsters and imaginary adventures. 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