What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.
Acting
McArdle channels Einstein's weariness without mimicry.
Production
Seamless weaving of 1940s archival with staged reenactments.
Director
Anthony Philipson
Aidan McArdle
Albert Einstein
Andrew Havill
Commander Locker-Lampson
Helena Westerman
Barbara Goodhall
Leo Ashizawa
Katsu Hara
Simon Markey
Jacob Epstein
Simon Haines
Paul Weyland
Toby Longworth
Reporter
Jonathan Rhodes
Reporter
Gethin Alderman
Walther Nernst
Albert Einstein
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film uses Einstein's 1947 essay 'The Military Mentality' as its spine, a text rarely discussed in pop culture portrayals of him.
Released amid Oppenheimer's Oscar dominance, this quietly asks: why do we keep making the same man the villain when Einstein begged for the bomb not to be used?
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