My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
Overview
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
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew
Brian
Ruth McCabe
Mary
Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown
Pat Laffan
Barman
Hugh O'Conor
Young Christy Brown
Tom Hickey
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