Director: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Daniel Day Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally,
and Fiona Shaw.
Double Oscar Winner in 1990.
Plot:
In this true story told through flashbacks, Christy
Brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor,
working-class Irish family. Able only to control
movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural
sounds, he is mistakenly believed to be retarded for the
first ten years of his life. Later, through the help of
his strong-willed mother, a dedicated teacher, and his
own courage and determination, Christy not only learns
to grapple with life's simple physical tasks and complex
psychological pains, but he also develops into a
brilliant painter, poet and author.
Locations
The film was mostly shot in Ardmore Studios in Bray.
Some of the inner city backstreet scenes were also shot
in Bray. Wicklow Head was also used as location.
