My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown poster

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

19891h 43mDrama
directed by Jim Sheridan

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

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7.5 / 10
1,032 votes
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7.8 / 10
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97 / 100
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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.

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