Release Date: 1989
DVD Release Date: March 9th, 1999
R|1 hr 43 min
Plot Summary
No one expects much from Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis), 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 (Brenda Fricker) -- and no shortage of grit and determination -- Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Ruth McCabe, Fiona Shaw, Eanna Macliam, Alison Whelan, Declan Croghan
Director: Jim Sheridan
Genres: Biography
Production Co: Granada Television
Keywords: Rise, Touching, 1930s, Transformation, Love, Underdog, Doctor, 1950s, 1940s, Inspiring
