
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.

Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
Alison Whelan
Sheila

Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
Declan Croghan
Tom

Eanna MacLiam
Benny
Marie Conmee
Sadie

Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland

Phelim Drew
Brian

Ruth McCabe
Mary

Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown

Yoshiko & Yuriko
Yoshiko & Yuriko

Champions
Champions

First They Killed My Father
First They Killed My Father

A Husband to Die For: The Lisa Aguilar Story
A Husband to Die For: The Lisa Aguilar Story

The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story
The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story

I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story
I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story

Mallesham
Mallesham

Mifune
Mifune

Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves

Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman

Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands

Before Sunset
Before Sunset