My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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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Creators

Jim Sheridan

director

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Shane Connaughton

writer

Jim Sheridan

writer

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Christy Brown

writer

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis actor Brenda Fricker actor

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Alison Whelan actor

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Kirsten Sheridan actor

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Declan Croghan actor

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Eanna MacLiam actor Marie Conmee actor Cyril Cusack actor Phelim Drew actor Ruth McCabe actor Fiona Shaw actor Ray McAnally actor

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Pat Laffan actor Derry Power actor Hugh O'Conor actor

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Darren McHugh actor

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Owen Sharp actor

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Eileen Colgan actor

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Keith O'Conor actor

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Tom Hickey actor