The first narrative feature for documentary film maker Morgan Matthews, X + Y sees Asa Butterfield (Ender's Game) play Nathan, a young British math's prodigy who finds his small, safe world where numbers are his only comfort expanded when he travels to taiwan to train for International Mathematics Olympiad. Already nominated for four British Independent Film Awards (Best Actor for Butterfield, Best Supporting Actress for Sally Hawkins, Best Supporting Actor for Rafe Spall, and the Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director for Matthews), X + Y shows a lot of promise, with a unique and heart warming story told by an extremely talented group of actors. Check out the trailer below.
Released: 13th March 2015 (IRL/U.K.)