My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)

Plot Overview

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.

Top Cast & Characters

• Daniel Day-Lewis
  as Christy Brown
• Brenda Fricker
  as Mrs. Brown
• Alison Whelan
  as Sheila
• Eanna MacLiam
  as Benny
• Marie Conmee
  as Sadie
• Cyril Cusack
  as Lord Castlewelland
• Phelim Drew
  as Brian
• Ruth McCabe
  as Mary