A Wrinkle in Time (film)

• Katie Stuart: Meg Murry
• Gregory Smith: Calvin O'Keefe
• David Dorfman: Charles Wallace Murry
• Chris Potter: Dr Jack Murry
• Kyle Secor: The man with red eyes
• Sean Cullen: The golden mean
• Sarah -Jane Redmond: Dr. Dana Murry
• Kate Nelligan: Mrs. Which
• Alison Elliott: Mrs. Who
• Alfre Woodard: Mrs. Whatsit

Wrinkle in Time (Original Title: A Wrinkle in Time ) is a Canadian fantasy television film from 2003 The film is an adaptation of the novel " A Wrinkle in Time " ("A Wrinkle in Time " ) by Madeleine L' Engle from 1959. / 1960. It was originally produced by Walt Disney Television as a miniseries and then broadcast in two parts. In addition, there are different length one-piece sectional versions. The film was shot in Richmond and Vancouver.

Action

The astrophysicist Dr. Jack Murry suddenly disappears without a trace. His children, Meg and Charles Wallace embark on the search for him. They discover that her father was teleported as a result of secret experiments on the planet Camazotz. The children go with her boyfriend Calvin also there to retrieve his father. They are led here by Mrs. Whatis, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which.

Meg and Charles fight on Camazotz against the organization's central headquarters intelligence. Thanks to Charles ' serendipity you can find scientists in a prison camp. The subsequent escape is thwarted by the man with the red eyes, he takes Charles Wallace caught. Dr. Murry, Meg and Calvin manage to leave the planet.

Annoyed that she had to leave her brother back, Meg returns alone back to Camazotz. She succeeds Charles and possibly rid the entire planet.

Reviews

Wrinkle in Time was mostly bad movie reviews. The authors of the original book commented in an interview with Newsweek also critical. "I saw the movie volatile [ ...] I had expected that he is bad, and that's it ," John J. Puccio wrote in DVD Review, that the pace of the film is typical of the television films.

Awards

2004

• The film was nominated for the Casting Society of America Award and the Leo Award;

2005

• David Dorfman was nominated for the Young Artist Award.
• Susan Shilliday was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award.
• The film was nominated for a Saturn Award.