Synopsis

Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb – his left foot.
Jim Sheridan
Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan
21 Jul 1989 (Ireland, UK)
Won 2 Oscars. Another 23 wins
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16 nominationstt0097937 , Foot, Cerebral Palsy, Irish, Flashback, Authorbodily Disabled Person, Biography, Poet, Foot, Author, Irish, Working Class, Disabled, Cerebral Palsy, Flashback, Courage