![]() ![]() When you watch the film, you will marvel at the acting. The story follows Christy from his birth until has later years when he eventually gained fame for his art as well as his autobiography, "My Left Foot"-named that because it was his only usable limb. ![]() However, despite his severe cerebral palsy, his parents brought him home and raised him despite the odds-a real oddity for that period of time. When he was born in 1932, doctors recommended to his parents that Christy be placed in a home for the disabled-in other words, a 'warehouse' where he would have been dumped. This film is about the life of Christy Brown-a man who, despite being almost completely disabled, was able to make something of himself and prove that every life is of value. ![]()
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