If you loved The Secret Scripture, try My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Jim Sheridan, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Secret Scripture, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is
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.

