My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

The movie "My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown" 1989

1989 - Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan

Drama

Christy Brown is born with cerebral palsy into a working-class Irish family, and no one expects much from him. At the age of 5, he manages to write a word on the floor with a piece of chalk held in his left foot, and with his mother's help he becomes a painter, poet and author. Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker star in Jim Sheridan's film, based on Christy Brown's own book. More »

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