A film about maths nerds and autism, rather well done; had to choke back the odd tear.
The protagonist is a maths prodigy and ends up competing in the International
Mathematics Olympiad. Nice depictions of relationships between nerds, male and
female nerds, and savants and their parents. A few actors usually seen in Mike
Leigh films (Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, and I think Rafe Spall) give great
performances.
Nice footage of Taipei; small autobiographical note, I spent some
time there during the Ovum Asia Pacific tour a few years ago and found it a surprisingly pleasant place. Several of the places I visited (the big park, the night market) were in the film and it
was nice to see them again.
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