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Drama

X+Y

- True genius comes from opening your heart.

A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

Release Date : 2014-03-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Original PicturesHead Gear FilmsMinnow FilmsBBC FilmBFI

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : A Brilliant Young Mind

Cast

Asa Butterfield

Character Name : Nathan Ellis

Original Name : Asa Butterfield

Gender : Male

Rafe Spall

Character Name : Martin Humphreys

Original Name : Rafe Spall

Gender : Male

Sally Hawkins

Character Name : Julie Ellis

Original Name : Sally Hawkins

Gender : Female

Eddie Marsan

Character Name : Richard

Original Name : Eddie Marsan

Gender : Male

Jo Yang

Character Name : Zhang Mei

Original Name : Jo Yang

Gender : Female

Alex Lawther

Character Name : Isaac Cooper

Original Name : Alex Lawther

Gender : Male

Alexa Davies

Character Name : Rebecca Dunn

Original Name : Alexa Davies

Gender : Female

Martin McCann

Character Name : Michael Ellis

Original Name : Martin McCann

Gender : Male

Orion Lee

Character Name : Deng Laoshi

Original Name : Orion Lee

Gender : Male

Jake Davies

Character Name : Luke Shelton

Original Name : Jake Davies

Gender : Male

Paul J. Dove

Character Name : John

Original Name : Paul J. Dove

Gender : Male

Percelle Ascott

Character Name : Ben Morgan

Original Name : Percelle Ascott

Gender : Male

Christina Low

Character Name : IMO Contestant

Original Name : Christina Low

Gender : Female

Edward Baker-Close

Character Name : Nathan Ellis (9 yrs)

Original Name : Edward Baker-Close

Gender : Male

Suraj Rattu

Character Name : Pav Kamdar

Original Name : Suraj Rattu

Gender : Male

Jamie Ballard

Character Name : Headmaster

Original Name : Jamie Ballard

Gender : Male

Clare Burt

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Clare Burt

Gender : Female

Adam Foster

Character Name : Paediatrician

Original Name : Adam Foster

Gender : Male

Lee Zhuo Zhao

Character Name : Li Jing

Original Name : Lee Zhuo Zhao

Gender : Male

Shannon Beer

Character Name : Caz

Original Name : Shannon Beer

Gender : Female

Tasha Connor

Character Name : Jessie

Original Name : Tasha Connor

Gender : Female

Bo-Han Huang

Character Name : Luke's Buddy

Original Name : Bo-Han Huang

Gender : Male

Song-Hung Chang

Character Name : Employee

Original Name : Song-Hung Chang

Gender : Male

Lawrence Jeffries

Character Name : Schoolboy

Original Name : Lawrence Jeffries

Gender : Male

Ciaran Wakefield

Character Name : Schoolboy

Original Name : Ciaran Wakefield

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> Can you give up what you're good at for a girl. I was fascinated by its storyline, reviews and ratings, but it did not deliver what I was expected. In fact, it fell simple and dull because of the end. Some people will accept it, but not me. For me it was neither good nor bad. Sometimes I don't care even it was cliched conclusion, if it's the best thing for the story to have. So this film tried to avoid it and there I lost my interest in this. Like I said the initial parts were very good. Had a very good character called Nathan, a teenage mathematics prodigy. The movie narrates his journey to prepare for participating in one of the most prestigious international competition to represent his country. He gets trained by a finest teacher in the country and remaining tells whether he makes it or not. Actually the film was partially based on one of the Britain's participants from the 2006's IMO, short for International Mathematical Olympiad. Directed by a documentary filmmaker who was inspired by one of his films based on the same theme involving the original main character from this movie. It's not a biography or a completely based on the real, it just inspired and changed entirely for the cinematic presentation. I thought, it was about a genius boy and the competition, but the romance track overhauled and took me as a surprise. Not bad at all, I liked the way the girl and the boy getting to know each other, like similar to the cultural exchange program. Excluding the ending part, it was a good film. That's what I felt, maybe it will be an awesome film for you. The only way to find out is to check it out by yourself. 6/10