My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)

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"A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle."

Movie · 1989 · 1h 43m · Released · Rated R · Drama

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-Lewis as Christy Brown
  • Brenda Fricker as Mrs. Brown
  • Alison Whelan as Sheila
  • Kirsten Sheridan as Sharon
  • Declan Croghan as Tom
  • Eanna MacLiam as Benny
  • Marie Conmee as Sadie
  • Cyril Cusack as Lord Castlewelland
  • Phelim Drew as Brian
  • Ruth McCabe as Mary

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