THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire), Jeremy Irons (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Stephen Fry (V For Vendetta), Jeremy Northam (Gosford Park), Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean), Enzo Cilenti (The Theory of Everything), Devika Bhise (The Accidental Husband), Shazad Latif (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Matt Brown (Ropewalk), director, writer, producer; Jon Katz (Mutant Chronicles), Edward R. Pressman (American Psycho), Sofia Sondervan (Cadillac Records), Joe Thomas (The Aussie Who Baffled The World) and Jim Young (Lovelace), producers; Coby Brown (film debut), composer; Larry Smith (Calvary), cinematographer; JC Bond (Big Eyes), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Despite growing up poor in India, young mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (Patel) earns admittance to Cambridge University during the First World War. There, under the guidance of Professor G. H. Hardy (Irons), he would become a pioneer in mathematical theories…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The Man Who Knew Infinity takes an earnest look at one of the world’s most influential figures in mathematics, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his heroic defiance of the odds to succeed as a bright and knowledgeable student.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 8TH APRIL 2016

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