My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Jim Sheridan

Featured Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Mrs. Brown

Alison Whelan

Sheila

Kirsten Sheridan

Sharon

Declan Croghan

Tom

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