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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
“A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.”
7.5 / 10• 1989• 1h 43m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Lead
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
AW
Alison Whelan
Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
DC
Declan Croghan
Tom
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
MC
Marie Conmee
Sadie
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jim Sheridan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
