Overview
Plot
Born with cerebral palsy into a working-class Irish family, Christy Brown is expected to achieve little. At age 5, he uses chalk to write a word with his left foot, revealing unexpected control. With his mother's support and his own grit, he becomes a painter, poet, and author.
- Directors
- Jim Sheridan
- Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee, Cyril Cusack, Phelim Drew, Ruth McCabe, Fiona Shaw, Ray McAnally, Pat Laffan, Derry Power, Hugh O'Conor, Darren McHugh, Owen Sharp, Eileen Colgan, Keith O'Conor, Tom Hickey
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Genre
- Drama
- Release date
- 1989-04-07
- Studios
- Ferndale Films, Granada Television, RTÉ
Plot
Warning: spoilers
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown Plot and Cast
Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy in a working-class Irish family, faces low expectations because he is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed. At age 5, a remarkable moment occurs: he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. Supported by his steely mother and driven by determination, Christy overcomes his disability to become a painter, poet, and author.
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