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Emma Darwin, widow of scientist Charles Darwin, finds herself on a late life journey of self-discovery as she faces a challenge to her faith in the form of her beloved atheist husband’s as–yet unpublished autobiography.

DirectorJustin Chadwick
WriterJacob Killion
ProducersChristian Taylor·Mary Aloe

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Cast · Directed by Justin Chadwick

AHAnthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Charles Darwin
CRCharlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood)
THTom Hollander
Tom Hollander
Marshall Winwick
BHBilly Howle
Billy Howle
George Darwin
MMMia McKenna-Bruce
Mia McKenna-Bruce
Jane

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Yes — The Species is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).