My Left Foot

My Left Foot

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.

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Released

30 Mar 1990

Runtime

103 min

Genre

Biography, Drama

Director

Jim Sheridan

Actors

Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 23 wins & 20 nominations total

IMDb rating

7.8

Box office

$14,743,391

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