Creation
Synopsis
Torn between his love for his deeply religious wife and his own growing belief in a world where God has no place, Darwin finds himself caught in a struggle between faith and reason, love and truth.
This is not the grey-bearded old man that most people imagine when they think of Darwin. The Darwin we meet in Creation is a young, vibrant father, husband and friend whose mental and physical health gradually buckles under the weight of guilt and grief for a lost child.
Ultimately it is the ghost of Annie, his adored 10 year-old daughter who leads him out of darkness and helps him reconnect with his wife and family. Only then is he able to create the book that changed the world.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 107 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Jon Amiel
- Producer
- Peter Watson, Nick O' Hagan, Jamie Laurenson, David Thompson, Christina Yao
- Editor
- Melanie Oliver
- Screenwriter
- John Collee
- Director of Photography
- Jess Hall
- Production Designer
- Laurence Dorman
- Sound
- John Midgley
- Composer
- Christopher Young
- Principal cast
- Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martha West
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Jeremy Thomas
Recorded Picture Company24 Hanway Street
London W1P 9DD
UK
T +44 (0)20 7636 2251
Sales Company
Tim Haslam
HanWay Films24 Hanway Street
London W1T 1UH
UK
T +44 (0)20 7290 0750
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