A Brilliant Young Mind

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Alternate/Foreign Title: X Plus Y [Working title], X+Y [Original title]

DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2016-01-26

Genre: Drama

Sub-genre: Comedy

Director: Morgan Matthews

Stars: Asa Butterfield , Rafe Spall , Sally Hawkins , Eddie Marsan , Jo Yang , Martin McCann , Jake Davies , Alex Lawther , Alexa Davies , Orion Lee , Tasha Connor , Percelle Ascott , Lee Zhuo Zhao

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Synopsis: A young maths genius has his logic thwarted by the one thing he can't make sense of - love.Teenage maths prodigy Nathan struggles with people, not least his mother, Julie, but finds comfort in numbers. Mentored by unconventional and anarchic teacher Mr Humphreys, Nathan's talents win him a place representing GB at the International Mathematics Olympiad. When the team go to train in Taiwan, headed up by squad leader Richard, Nathan is faced with unexpected challenges - not least his new and unfamiliar feelings for his Chinese counterpart, the beautiful Zhang Mei. Source: Samuel Goldwyn Films

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