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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.
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Daniel Day-LewisChristy Brown -
Brenda FrickerMrs. Brown -
Alison WhelanSheila -
Kirsten SheridanSharon -
Declan CroghanTom
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Eanna MacLiamBenny -
Marie ConmeeSadie
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Cyril CusackLord Castlewelland -
Phelim DrewBrian -
Ruth McCabeMary -
Fiona ShawDr. Eileen Cole -
Ray McAnallyMr. Brown -
Pat LaffanBarman -
Derry PowerCustomer in Bar
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Hugh O'ConorYoung Christy Brown -
Darren McHughYoung Benny
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Owen SharpYoung Tom
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Eileen ColganNan
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Keith O'ConorYoung Brian
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Tom HickeyPriest
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