Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Daniel Day-LewisChristy Brown
- Brenda FrickerMrs. Brown
- Alison WhelanSheila
- Kirsten SheridanSharon
- Declan CroghanTom
- Eanna MacLiamBenny
- Marie ConmeeSadie
- Cyril CusackLord Castlewelland
- Phelim DrewBrian
- Ruth McCabeMary
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