# The Child in Time (2018)

> A grieving children’s author struggles to preserve his marriage and sense of reality after his daughter vanishes.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/304397

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: TV Movie, Drama
- Director: Julian Farino
- Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Campbell Moore, Saskia Reeves, Andrea Hall, Jim Creighton, Beatrice White, Rosa-Marie Lewis
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6540078/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, devastating, intimate, quiet evening, reflective viewing

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