10 Jan 1987
Blind Chance
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Discover the extravagant journey.
A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.
Top Billed Cast
Kyle Catlett T.S. Spivet
Helena Bonham Carter Dr. Clair
Judy Davis G.H. Jibsen
Callum Keith Rennie Father
Niamh Wilson Gracie
Jakob Davies Layton
Rick Mercer Roy
Robert Maillet Giant Hobo
Dominique Pinon Two Clouds
Julian Richings Ricky
Richard Jutras Lecturer
Mairtin O'Carrigan Lecturer
Michel Perron The vigilant
Dawn Ford Marge
Harry Strandjofski Policeman
Susan Glover Cathy
James Bradford Smithsonian President
Lisa Bronwyn Moore Judy
Felicia Shulman Jibsen's Secretary
Dylan Kingwell Little Boy
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