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The Child in Time is a British television film directed by Julian Farino, adaptation of the 1987 novel of the same name by Ian McEwan. The film premiered on BBC One on Sunday 24 September 2017 and stars Benedict Cumberbatch.
Plot summary. Stephen Lewis is, by his own admission, an accidental author of children's books. One Saturday, on a routine visit to the supermarket, during a momentary distraction, he loses his only daughter, Kate, aged three.
- Ian Russell McEwan
- 1987
A 4-year-old child is lost and the marriage of the parents deteriorates over three years of searching and grieving. A family friend commits suicide after an attempt to escape his humdrum government job and recover his own childhood.
Apr 1, 2018 · The Child in Time: Directed by Julian Farino. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Campbell Moore, Saskia Reeves. The life of a children's book author is turned upside down when his daughter goes missing.
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- Drama
- Julian Farino
- 2018-04-01
Plot Summary. One of English author Ian McEwan’s most beloved works, The Child in Time (1987) tells the story of a children’s book author whose three-year-old daughter is kidnapped. It won the Whitbread Novel Award given to exemplary works of literature by English and Irish authors.
Apr 2, 2018 · Within the first ten minutes of the story, we must watch Stephen realize his child is missing, frantically beg a surrounding crowd for the slightest hint of a girl in a yellow coat, and then resolutely break the news to his wife (the generally phenomenal Kelly Macdonald) that their daughter is gone.
Feb 11, 2024 · The Child in Time plot. Stephen Lewis is a successful author of children's books. One day, while shopping, he is confronted with the unthinkable: his daughter is kidnapped. Together with his wife Julie, he has to deal with their loss, which increasingly swallows both of them. Full Cast & Crew.
