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  1. Sep 11, 2015 · The story is inherently cinematic, so it might surprise you to learn that A Brilliant Young Mind is based on a true story. Butterfield's character Nathan is based on real-life mathematical genius ...

  2. Sep 11, 2015 · The title of Morgan Matthews’ “A Brilliant Young Mind” all too obviously echoes that of Ron Howard’s “A Beautiful Mind,” but although both films concern mentally challenged mathematics prodigies, they are otherwise almost exact opposites: where the 2001 multiple Oscar winner offered a compendium of Hollywood moviemaking strengths, this BBC Films import mainly serves up TV-style ...

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    X+Y, released in the US as A Brilliant Young Mind, is a 2014 British drama film directed by Morgan Matthews and starring Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall and Sally Hawkins.. The film, inspired by the 2007 documentary Beautiful Young Minds, focuses on a teenage English mathematics prodigy named Nathan (Asa Butterfield) who has difficulty understanding people, and is autistic, but finds comfort in ...

  5. A Brilliant Young Mind: Directed by Morgan Matthews. With Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan. A socially awkward teenage maths prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

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  6. Sep 10, 2015 · PG-13. 1h 51m. By Stephen Holden. Sept. 10, 2015. “ A Brilliant Young Mind ” refuses to soft-pedal the infuriating arrogance and coldness of its protagonist, Nathan Ellis (Asa Butterfield), a ...

  7. Kids say ( 5 ): A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND isn't exactly brilliant, but it is a heartfelt, thought-provoking, well-acted drama. Central to the story is young Nathan's isolation, and Butterfield brings his character's complicated struggles to life in an authentic, heartbreaking way. The film takes a detour to China, which is interesting and adds a ...