The Golden Ears Movie Series presents A Brilliant Young Mind on Feb. 29.
Asa Butterfield plays Nathan Ellis, Jo Yang plays Zhang Mei and Sally Hawkins plays the mother Julie Ellis in this British film released Sept. 11, 2015.
Nathan Ellis is an autistic teenage math prodigy who struggles building relationships with others, especially his mother. When Nathan bonds with his unusual teacher Martin Humphreys, played by Rafe Spall, he lands a spot on the UK team at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
While competing, he befriends a young girl, Zhang Mei.
The movie is directed by Morgan Matthews and the screenplay is by James Graham.
This is the sixth season for the Golden Ears Movie Series in cooperation with Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto International Film Festival, promoting Canadian and international cinema in communities across Canada.
Tickets for the Feb. 29 movie are $11 each or $27 for a package of three.
In March, GEMS will also be presenting Atom Egoyan’s Remember, starring Christopher Plummer, Dean Norris and Martin Landau, and in April will be The Salt of the Earth, a documentary about the life and work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado.
All movies start at 7:30 p.m. on the Main Stage at The ACT, 11944 Haney Place, Maple Ridge.
• For more information, see theactmapleridge.org.
