My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
"A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle."
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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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Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
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Alison Whelan
Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
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Declan Croghan
Tom
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
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Marie Conmee
Sadie
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew
Brian
Ruth McCabe
Mary
Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown
Pat Laffan
Barman
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Derry Power
Customer in Bar
Hugh O'Conor
Young Christy Brown