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

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