This new long biographical film tells the extraordinary and dramatic story of the most famous living scientist on Earth, and it is the first time he has told this story in his own words to those closest to him. This is an intimate and touching journey into Stephen Hawking's past and present. Interviewees include Stephen Hawking's sister Mary, ex wife Jane, caretakers and students, as well as Roger Penrose, Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Jim Carrey and other colleagues, and Sir Richard Branson, an inspirational portrait of the iconic figure, tells the incredible personal journey of Hawking from a backward student in his youth to a scientific genius and a writer who has sold millions of copies. It also depicts how he overcame being diagnosed with motor neuron disease with only two years left to make astonishing scientific discoveries and became a symbol of overcoming adversity. Hawking was born exactly 300 years after Galileo's death and grew up in a family that some people consider eccentric. He always asks questions and is jokingly referred to as "Einstein" in school. Hawking shone brightly at Oxford University, even though he only spent one hour studying every day. He noticed that he had become clumsy and inexplicably fell. He was diagnosed with motor neuron disease, but despite this, he formed a family and began his academic career, discovering himself at the core of intense scientific debate about the origin of the universe. Due to the loss of physical function, Hawking had to find new ways of thinking. He went on to write a best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time," which revealed the level of fame and wealth he gained from it.
