My Left Foot (1989)
7.8/10
103 min
1989
en
Action
Biography
Drama
Synopsis
Christy Brown is born with cerebral palsy to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs. Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous artist who uses his dexterous left foot to write and paint.—Reid Gagle
Cast
Fiona Shaw as Dr. Eileen Cole Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown Adrian Dunbar as Peter Brenda Fricker as Mrs. Brown
