My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
"A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle."
Details
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.
- Genres: Drama
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Daniel Day-Lewis , Brenda Fricker , Alison Whelan , Kirsten Sheridan , Declan Croghan , Eanna MacLiam , Marie Conmee , Cyril Cusack
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Producer: Paul M. Heller, Steve Morrison
