In the film set in Ireland in the early 1960s in the small town of Clones, Francie Brady, a 12-year-old boy, finds his imagination fueled by various influences such as television, aliens, communists, and the Atomic Age. After his mother’s tragic death due to suicide, Francie is left in the care of his emotionally distant and ill-tempered alcoholic father. His best friend Joe Purcell accompanies him in discussions about gangsters, cowboys, Indians, and the looming threats of nuclear annihilation in the early 1960s.
As Francie’s conflicts with another boy, Phillip Nugent, escalate, he is sent to reform school where he falls victim to molestation by Father Sullivan. His sole comfort lies in his vivid fantasies involving a profane Virgin Mary. Returning home, Francie discovers that Joe has moved on and befriended Phillip, while his father succumbs to his alcoholism. Alone and grappling with reality, Francie’s descent into uncontrollable violence shocks his community.
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