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Summary Children's book author Stephen Lewis (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his wife, Julie (Kelly Macdonald) try to come to terms with the disappearance of their four-year daughter in this adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel of the same name.
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The Child in Time
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 24, 2017
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Summary Children's book author Stephen Lewis (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his wife, Julie (Kelly Macdonald) try to come to terms with the disappearance of their four-year daughter in this adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel of the same name.
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
83
100% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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McEwan’s theme, exquisitely celebrated in the adaptation by Stephen Butchard, the direction by Julian Farino and enviable performances by Cumberbatch, Macdonald and Moore, especially, is about the nature of childhood itself, about how it becomes subsumed in the quotidian routines of adulthood.
The viewer must go along with Stephen on this strange and intimate journey because only by enduring the torture and confusion can the catharsis occur. There is hope, there is another side for those left behind, and for The Child in Time it is hard won, but builds to this conclusion deliberately and beautifully.
The actors are convincing, honest and heartbreaking. It’s the hardest kind of thing to do. They do it splendidly. Director Julian Farino, known mostly for his work on television, can handle actors, it seems, but he’s also an exemplar of economic visual storytelling.
The Child in Time’s attention to the specific grief of one couple facing a void of the unknown makes it a truly devastating watch that leaves a lasting impact.
Offer(s) Cumberbatch completists a performance that conjures a different sort of quiet magic.
The Child in Time takes some bizarre turns that draw it away from the grief/guilt cycle endemic to the film’s premise. There’s Stephen’s publisher friend (Stephen Campbell Moore) who has a Benjamin Button-style awakening that plays into the theme of childhood. And the film also offers an ending of hope, a welcome if somewhat unbelievable salve on the almost unbearable pain of the program’s earliest moments.
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Production Company:
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Masterpiece
- SunnyMarch
- Twelve Town
Initial Release Date: Sep 24, 2017
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
Rating: Not Rated
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