My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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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  Daniel Day-Lewis

  Christy Brown
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  Brenda Fricker

  Mrs. Brown
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  Kirsten Sheridan

  Sharon
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  Eanna MacLiam

  Benny
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  Cyril Cusack

  Lord Castlewelland
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  Phelim Drew

  Brian
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  Ruth McCabe

  Mary
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  Fiona Shaw

  Dr. Eileen Cole
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  Ray McAnally

  Mr. Brown
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  Pat Laffan

  Barman