MY LEFT FOOT (1989)

An inspiring story of how a poor Irish Dublin boy, Christy Brown, crippled by Cerebral Palsy, overcomes his handicap through the use of his good left foot to become an accomplished artist, whose main encouragement and support was his mother.

The cast includes: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnnally, Cyril Cusack, Hugh O'Conner, and Fiona Shaw.

MY LEFT FOOT was nominated for the Best Picture award. Nominated for 5 Academy awards, won for Best Supporting Actress (Fricker) and Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis).

The screenplay was written by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan, and was based on Christy Brown's book.

Directed by: Jim Sheridan.

The My Left Foot Review

Promotional Line: "A True Story about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle."