My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
    1989

    Synopsis

    No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

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    Cast

    • Daniel Day-LewisChristy Brown
    • Brenda FrickerMrs. Brown
    • Alison WhelanSheila
    • Kirsten SheridanSharon
    • Declan CroghanTom
    • Eanna MacLiamBenny
    • Marie ConmeeSadie
    • Cyril CusackLord Castlewelland
    • Phelim DrewBrian
    • Ruth McCabeMary

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