Stuart: A Life Backwards

Stuart: A Life Backwards

7.4

Sep 23 2007

2h 32m

Drama, TV Movie

Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Stuart Shorter

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Alexander Masters

Nicola Duffett

Nicola Duffett

Judith

Claire-Louise Cordwell

Claire-Louise Cordwell

Karen

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