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By Jj M (220) on 08 May 2011

Excellent and entertaining take on Pat McCabe's novel by Neil Jordan, even if it's a little trite towards the old Irish culture…

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By Bobby B (292) on 15 Mar 2011

This disturbing, surreal look at a small-town Irish boy's descent into madness has been seen by far too few people…

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By Nicholas A (355) on 23 Nov 2010

A very black satire... Eamonn Owens performs amazingly well. And Sinead O'Connor deserves a big mention as the Blessed Virgin…

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By Byron B (1,084) on 20 Oct 2010

Well.. this was quite the strange movie i'll give you that…

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By Ash J (272) on 21 Sep 2010

Holy Shit yeah DISTURBING as Hell…

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By Shawn W (1,705) on 05 Aug 2010

Disturbing and sad. And graphic, so be warned…

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By Paul C (2,626) on 26 Jun 2010

I was surprised this movie was even on the site, in a weird way a liked it…

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By Stefán Birgir S (309) on 04 Jun 2010

Doesn't help the redheads as short-fused maniacs stereotype…

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By Quinto W (289) on 13 Mar 2010

This is one of my all time favorite movies. If you can find this and are disturbed like me you willl enjoy it…

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By Ayesha U (43) on 03 Feb 2010

Disturbing yet very engaging! I have some fancy for Irish movies…

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By Ray D (227) on 09 Jan 2010

Blackly comic surreal film where child actor Eamonn Owens plays the titular character(with support by Stephen Rea), walking the narrow line…

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By Alan G (370) on 06 Dec 2009

I was truly shocked by how much I loved this movie. I'm usually quick to criticize child-actors, but Eamonn Owens did no wrong in this film…

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By Daisy M (299) on 05 Oct 2009

Some good music in the Christmas Story-on-crack tale of a disturbed boy…

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By David B (3,254) on 18 Sep 2009

Most unusual story depicting the 'fun & games' a dirt poor Irish boy manages to enjoy despite his abusive alcoholic father, his suicidal mother…

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By Ed Q (179) on 19 Aug 2009

Non Ã¨ stato facile reperire questo film, ma le aspettative non sono state per niente deluse…

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By M D (203) on 11 Jul 2009

Que freaky el chiguin, insoportable. Pero la historia es interesante y la actuacion del niÃ±o muy buena…

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By Princess S (67) on 28 Apr 2009

In Short: Nutcase Francie Brady tells the story of his childhood and the events that led up to him being institutionalised…

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By Lynda M (383) on 27 Apr 2009

At times disturbing yet histerical, depending how dark you like your humour. Jordan playing games with the camera and the talented Eamonn Owens…

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By Luke B (1,067) on 10 Apr 2009

Entre le rÃ¨ve et la rÃ©alitÃ©, un film qui devient de plus en plus noir... A voir plusieurs fois pour bien le saisir…

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By Isabelle P (111) on 02 Apr 2009

Francy explose pendant pres de 2 heures. Un film fort mais un peu rÃ©pÃ©titif…

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