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.
Runtime:
1 hour 43 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
$645,180.00
Revenue:
$14,743,391.00
Director:
Jim Sheridan
