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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
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
Summaries. The life of a children's book author is turned upside down when his daughter goes missing. 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.
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.
Synopsis Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, is confronted with the unthinkable when his only child disappears in a supermarket. Stephen and his wife, Julie, quickly find...
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- Crime, Drama
Mar 30, 2018 · The movie is nevertheless compelling, thanks largely to the interplay between Cumberbatch and Macdonald, in what amounts to a peculiar twist on a love story within the up-close-and-personal...
