My left foot

Dublin, rainy afternoon, a piece of chalk scratches the floor. A young boy with cerebral palsy, a working-class family, a mother's fierce support. Jim Sheridan's nuanced direction brings Christy Brown's unyielding spirit to life.

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Jim Sheridan directed My left foot in 1989. See Jim Sheridan's full filmography, where to start with Jim Sheridan, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jim Sheridan.

My left foot was released in 1989 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 103 minutes.