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Christy Brown is born with cerebral palsy to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs. Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous artist who uses his dexterous left foot to write and paint.
Adrian Dunbar
Peter
Ruth McCabe
Mary
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown