The Child in Time

Premiered in 2018

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Stephen Lewis, a children's books author who loses a child.

The Child In Time is a lyrical and heart-breaking exploration of love, loss and the power of things unseen. Benedict Cumberbatch will star as Stephen Lewis, a successful writer of children's books, who is confronted with the unthinkable: the loss of a child.

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