Hawking

Hawking

2004 · 90 min · EN · 7.1 (164 votes)
Dir. Philip Martin · Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Firth, Tom Ward, Lisa Dillon, John Sessions, Phoebe Nicholls · Music Murray Gold

“The story of the search for the beginning of time.”

DramaTV Movie

The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.

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A tender, introspective journey through early love and devastating diagnosis. It's an inspiring, melancholic look at resilience against the backdrop of cosmic wonder, feeling both deeply personal and universally profound.

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