| Release Date | 1989-04-07 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 103 minutes |
| Genres | Drama |
| Stars | Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan |
| Directors | Paul M. Heller, Noel Pearson, Jim Sheridan, Elmer Bernstein, Steve Morrison |
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.
