The Child in Time

About the film:

 

Director : Julian Farino

Writers : Ian McEwan (based on the novel by)

              Stephen Butchard

Stars : Benedict Cumberbatch

           Kelly Macdonald

           Stephen Campbell Moore

Country: UK

Language: English

Release Date: 24 September 2017 (UK)

Runtime: 82 min

Genres: Drama

 

 

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Storyline：

 

       Children's author Stephen Lewis is shopping with 4-year old daughter Kate when she suddenly disappears. Failure to find her puts a strain on his marriage, his wife Julie leaving to live in a seaside village, though Stephen regularly visits her. Stephen continues to write but is asked by the prime minister to check on his best friend Charles Dark, who has resigned his cabinet membership to live in an isolated woodland retreat with his wife Thelma. Stephen is perturbed by Charles' apparent regression to childhood, reminding him of his own loss and, returning to London, erroneously believes that another little girl is Kate. Three years after the disappearance Thelma asks Stephen, still keeping Kate's room for her, for help with the increasingly disturbed Charles, leading to a shocking discovery though a later phone call from Julie provides a new beginning for them both.

 

 

 

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About the author：

 

       Ian McEwan

       Writer | Producer | Soundtrack

       Ian McEwan was born on June 21, 1948 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England as Ian Russell McEwan. He is a writer and producer, known for Atonement (2007), The Good Son (1993) and Enduring Love (2004). He has been married to Annalena McAfee since 1997. He was previously married to Penny Allen.