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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
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.
Where to watch My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is streaming in the US on Kanopy and Hoopla.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown
- Brenda Fricker as Mrs. Brown
- Alison Whelan as Sheila
- Kirsten Sheridan as Sharon
- Declan Croghan as Tom
- Eanna MacLiam as Benny
- Marie Conmee as Sadie
- Cyril Cusack as Lord Castlewelland
- Phelim Drew as Brian
- Ruth McCabe as Mary
- Fiona Shaw as Dr. Eileen Cole
- Ray McAnally as Mr. Brown
Details
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Released
- April 7, 1989
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Ferndale Films, Granada Television and RTÉ
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.5 / 10 from 1,066 votes
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