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

1989 1h 43m ★ 7.5 Jim Sheridan

“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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Released
Original Language
EN
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Top Cast

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