My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989 · TMDB 7.5

Directed by Jim Sheridan

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.

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

Director · Jim Sheridan Producer · Noel Pearson Writer · Jim Sheridan Writer · Shane Connaughton Cinematography · Jack Conroy Composer · Elmer Bernstein Editor · J. Patrick Duffner

Runtime: 103 min
Released: 1989-04-07
Studio: Ferndale Films
Country: Ireland
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.5

Drama

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