
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Original title: My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
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7.5/10
(958)
4/7/1989
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1h 43min

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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.
Direction: Jim Sheridan
Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown

Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon

Eanna MacLiam
Benny

Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland

Phelim Drew
Brian

Ruth McCabe
Mary

Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown