My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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

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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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.

Released April 7, 1989

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Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker

Mrs. Brown

Alison Whelan

Alison Whelan

Sheila

Kirsten Sheridan

Kirsten Sheridan

Sharon

Declan Croghan

Declan Croghan

Tom

Eanna MacLiam

Eanna MacLiam

Benny

Marie Conmee

Marie Conmee

Sadie

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Lord Castlewelland

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