Overview

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.

Genres

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Mrs. Brown

Kirsten Sheridan

Sharon

Eanna MacLiam

Benny

Cyril Cusack

Lord Castlewelland

Phelim Drew

Brian

Ruth McCabe

Mary

Fiona Shaw

Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally

Mr. Brown

Pat Laffan

Barman

Tom Hickey

Priest

Julie Hale

Rachel