The Thing with Feathers

Benedict Cumberbatch gives a magnificent performance in the highly anticipated screen adaptation of Max Porter’s award-winning Grief Is the Thing with Feathers.

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Credits

  • Director-screenwriter

    Dylan Southern

  • With

    Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Boxall, Henry Boxall

  • UK 2025. 98min

  • Courtesy of

    Vue Lumière

  • Language

    English

Access information

Audio description:
Saturday 11 October 18:10
Sunday 12 October 15:30

Descriptive subtitles:
Sunday 12 October 15:30

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Introduction

A mother dies, leaving two primary school-aged children and ‘Sad Dad’. Before long, ‘Crow’ emerges from the pages of the book Sad Dad is writing, to peck at the open wounds and shepherd them through their grief, in the only way it knows how. Dylan Southern employs great visual flair to soulfully explore the chaos, pain and redemption of our most-feared emotion.

Kristy Matheson

Content warning

Contains flashing images.

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