Barrie Film Festival

X+Y - 4PM
2015-05-21 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Annual Barrie Film Festival
Director: Morgan Matthews
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall, Eddie Marsan, and Jo Yang
Comedy/Drama, PG, 111 minutes (United Kingdom)
Tickets: Adult $10, Senior/Student $8
Preferring to hide in the safety of his own private world, Nathan (Asa Butterfield, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Hugo) struggles to connect with people, often pushing away those who want to be closest to him, including his mother, Julie (Sally Hawkins). Without the ability to understand love or affection, Nathan finds the comfort and security he needs in numbers and mathematics.
Mentored by his unconventional and anarchic teacher, Mr. Humphreys (Rafe Spall), it becomes clear that Nathan’s talents are enough to win him a place on the British team competing at the highly revered International Mathematics Olympiad.
Being part of a team and one that has a real chance of winning seems like it could change Nathan’s life forever. But when the team go to train in Taiwan, Nathan is faced with a multitude of unexpected challenges, not least the new and unfamiliar feelings he begins to experience for one of the Chinese competitors, the beautiful Zhang Mei.
From England to Taipei and back again, this inspiring and life-affirming story follows the unconventional and hilarious relationship between student and teacher, whose roles are often reversed, and the unfathomable experience of first love – when you don’t even understand what love is.
“Deeply affecting … Matthews’ affinity for the subject and empathy for his characters pays rich dividends, while his documentary background shines through in his and DP Danny Cohen’s eye for striking visual details.” – Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter

X+Y - 8PM
2015-05-21 20:00
