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, .
His experiences in the trenches of World War I and his tutelage under the rationalist atheist William T. Kirkpatrick (played by David Gant) solidified his initial commitment to materialism and atheism. The Most Reluctant Convert (2021)
Norman Stone, who previously won a BAFTA for the 1985 C.S. Lewis biopic Shadowlands . The film is an adaptation of the 2016 one-man stage play C
The story spans nearly three decades of Lewis's life, focusing on the events and intellectual challenges that shaped his worldview. His experiences in the trenches of World War
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.