Critics applauded Leonie Benesch's strong performance as a nurse suffering a demanding overnight shift, and the film was universally praised as a suspenseful, empathetic medical drama.
Inspired by the life of John Davidson, the movie follows his transformation from a misinterpreted adolescent in 1980s Britain to a modern-day champion for understanding and acceptance of Tourette Syndrome.
Based on the real-life tale of one of the 14th century's most formidable conquerors, Amir Timur (Tamerlane).
The Timurid Empire was established by Amir Timur, also called Tamerlane, a conqueror of Central Asia in the fourteenth century. The early phases of his ascent during the fall of the Mongol Empire and the chaos of the Silk Road are dramatised in the movie.