The film is an adaptation of the 2016 one-man stage play C.S. Lewis on Stage: The Most Reluctant Convert by Max McLean. It draws heavily from Lewis’s own 1955 memoir, .
It begins with his "bitter childhood," marked by the traumatic loss of his mother to cancer and a strained relationship with his father.
Shot extensively in and around Oxford, England , including sites Lewis famously frequented. Plot & Themes The Most Reluctant Convert (2021)
The film depicts Lewis's eventual "surrender" to theism in 1929 and his final conversion to Christianity in 1931, described as the result of intellectual honesty rather than a sudden emotional epiphany. Critical Reception CS Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert (2021) - IMDb
The story spans nearly three decades of Lewis's life, focusing on the events and intellectual challenges that shaped his worldview. The film is an adaptation of the 2016 one-man stage play C
(2021) is a biographical drama directed by Norman Stone that traces the intellectual and spiritual journey of writer C.S. Lewis from staunch atheism to prolific Christianity. Production & Background
Norman Stone, who previously won a BAFTA for the 1985 C.S. Lewis biopic Shadowlands . It begins with his "bitter childhood," marked by
The turning point occurs at Oxford University, where he meets influential colleagues like J.R.R. Tolkien (played by Tom Glenister) and Hugo Dyson (played by David Shields). They challenge his unbelief through logical, literary, and mythological arguments.