My left foot

Synopsis

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.

Release date

07 Apr 1989

Directed by

Jim Sheridan

Runtime

1h 43m

Original title

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Mrs. Brown

AW

Alison Whelan

Sheila

Kirsten Sheridan

Sharon

DC

Declan Croghan

Tom

Eanna MacLiam

Benny

MC

Marie Conmee

Sadie

Cyril Cusack

Lord Castlewelland

Phelim Drew

Brian

Ruth McCabe

Mary

Fiona Shaw

Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally

Mr. Brown