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True genius comes from opening your heart.

20146.71h 51m

Overview

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.

Directed by Morgan Matthews
Written by James Graham, Morgan Matthews
Produced by Laura Hastings-Smith, David M. Thompson
Box Office0Revenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Asa Butterfield

Asa Butterfield

Nathan Ellis

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Martin Humphreys

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Julie Ellis

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Richard

Jo Yang

Jo Yang

Zhang Mei

Alex Lawther

Alex Lawther

Isaac Cooper

Alexa Davies

Alexa Davies

Rebecca Dunn

Martin McCann

Martin McCann

Michael Ellis

Orion Lee

Orion Lee

Deng Laoshi

Jake Davies

Jake Davies

Luke Shelton

Themes & Keywords

autismmathematicschild prodigybased on true storydeath of fathercoming of agesocial outcastcambridge university

About X+Y

X+Y is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of autism, mathematics, child prodigy, based on true story, death of father, coming of age. Directed by Morgan Matthews, it stars Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins. 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.

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