The imitation game

Synopsis

During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of ‘gross indecency’, an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality – little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, THE IMITATION GAME follows a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives. Directed by Morten Tyldum with a screenplay by Graham Moore, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance and Mark Strong.

International Title:The Imitation Game
Distributed in:México, Argentina, Colombia, Perú, Brasil, Chile
Gender:Biography
Actors:Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Charles Dance, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard
Director:Morten Tyldum
Release date: 05 de February de 2015

Characters

Benedict Cumberbatch: Alan Turing
Keira Knightley: Joan Clarke
Matthew Goode: Hugh Alexander
Mark Strong: Stewart Menzies
Rory Kinnear: Detective Robert Nock
Charles Dance: Commander Denniston
Allen Leech: John Cairncross
Matthew Beard: Perer Hilton

Awards and honours

OSCARS 2015

Winner| Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Graham Moore)
Nominee| Best Motion Picture of the Year (Nora Grossman) (Ido Ostrowsky) (Teddy Schwarzman)
Nominee| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Benedict Cumberbatch)
Nominee| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Keira Knightley)
Nominee| Best Achievement in Directing (Morten Tyldum)
Nominee| Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score (Alexandre Desplat)
Nominee| Best Achievement in Production Design (Maria Djurkovic) (Tatiana Macdonald)

GOLDEN GLOBES 2015

Nominee| Best Motion Picture - Drama
Nominee| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Benedict Cumberbatch)
Nominee| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Keira Knightley)
Nominee| Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Graham Moore)
Nominee| Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Alexandre Desplat)

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014