My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Daniel Day-LewisChristy Brown

Brenda FrickerMrs. Brown

Alison Whelan

Alison WhelanSheila

Kirsten SheridanSharon

Declan Croghan

Declan CroghanTom

Eanna MacLiamBenny

Marie Conmee

Marie ConmeeSadie

Cyril CusackLord Castlewelland

Phelim DrewBrian

Ruth McCabeMary

Fiona ShawDr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnallyMr. Brown