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.
Details
- Release date
- 1989-04-07
- Duration
- 01:43
- Categories
- Drama
- Studios
- Ferndale Films, Granada Television, RTÉ
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Votes
- 1,015
- Budget
- $645,180
- Revenue
- $14,743,391
Top cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Brenda Fricker
Alison Whelan
Kirsten Sheridan
Declan Croghan
Eanna MacLiam
Marie Conmee
Cyril Cusack
Phelim Drew
Ruth McCabe
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