Storyline
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.
Principal Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
AL
Alison Whelan
Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
DE
Declan Croghan
Tom
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
MA
Marie Conmee
Sadie
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
Media Information
DirectorJim Sheridan
StatusReleased
Runtime103 min
Genres
Drama
Release Date1989-04-07
LanguageEnglish
CountryIreland, United Kingdom
Production
Granada Television
RTÉ
Ferndale Films