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The Most Reluctant Convert (2021) File

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)

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. 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 film features three actors portraying Lewis at different stages: Max McLean: Older Lewis (and the film's primary narrator). Nicholas Ralph: Younger adult Lewis. Eddie Ray Martin: Childhood Lewis.

Shot extensively in and around Oxford, England , including sites Lewis famously frequented. Plot & Themes