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.

Country:

Ireland,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

103 minutes

Year:

1989

Director:

Jim Sheridan

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Company:

Ferndale Films,

Granada Television,

RTÉ

Budget:

$645,180

Revenue:

$14,743,391

Cast:

Christy Brown

Mrs. Brown

Sheila

Sharon

Tom

Crew:

Director

Screenplay

Screenplay

Executive Producer

Executive Producer