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A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND Trailer Features Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall And Sally Hawkins

By Michelle McCue | August 27, 2015

Watch the trailer for the coming-of-age drama A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND.

From Samuel Goldwyn Films, the movie opens in theaters September 11, 2015.

In A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND, a young math genius didn’t count on one thing: love.

Teenage math prodigy Nathan (Asa Butterfield, HUGO) struggles when it comes to building relationships with other people, not least with his caring, widowed mother, Julie (Oscar-nominated Sally Hawkins, BLUE JASMINE), who grapples with her own loneliness.

In a confusing world, Nathan finds comfort in numbers. And when he’s taken under the wing of an unconventional and anarchic teacher (Rafe Spall), the pair forge an unusual friendship. Eventually, Nathan’s talents win him a place on the U.K.’s National team at the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) and the team travels to a training camp in Taiwan, under the supervision of enthusiastic squad leader Richard (Eddie Marsan).

In unfamiliar surroundings, Nathan is confronted by a series of unexpected challenges — not least the unfamiliar feelings he begins to experience for his Chinese counterpart, the beautiful Zhang Mei (Jo Yang), feelings that develop when the young mathematicians return to England for the IMO, held at Trinity College, Cambridge.

From suburban England to bustling Taipei and back again, this original and heartwarming film tracks the funny and complex relationships that Nathan builds, as he is confronted by the irrational nature of love.

Featuring an all-star British cast, A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND is directed by BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews and is inspired by his documentary BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MINDS. The film is photographed by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Danny Cohen (THE KING’S SPEECH and LES MISÉRABLES) and written by James Graham.