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.”

Drama
★ 7.5/10 TMDB 1989-04-07 103 min

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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Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
Alison Whelan
Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
Declan Croghan
Tom
Eanna MacLiam
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
Marie Conmee
Sadie
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew
Phelim Drew
Brian
Ruth McCabe
Ruth McCabe
Mary
Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown
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