| rdfs:comment | - Prodigy is a 2016 coming-of-age psychological drama film written, produced and directed by Matthew Vaughn, who also directed the screenplay. It stars Maisie Williams as Melanie Norrington, a girl who suffers from a brutal stutter and is thus savagely bullied at school, but is proven to be quite brilliant in spite of herself. It co-stars Keira Knightley, Georgie Henley, David Tennant, Mark Strong, Judi Dench, Freddie Highmore, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones, Ciaran Hinds, Henry Caville, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley, Julie Walters, Katie McGrath and Sarah Hyland. The film is dedicated to the memory of Peter Vaughan, who died on 6th December that same year.
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| abstract | - Prodigy is a 2016 coming-of-age psychological drama film written, produced and directed by Matthew Vaughn, who also directed the screenplay. It stars Maisie Williams as Melanie Norrington, a girl who suffers from a brutal stutter and is thus savagely bullied at school, but is proven to be quite brilliant in spite of herself. It co-stars Keira Knightley, Georgie Henley, David Tennant, Mark Strong, Judi Dench, Freddie Highmore, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones, Ciaran Hinds, Henry Caville, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley, Julie Walters, Katie McGrath and Sarah Hyland. The film is dedicated to the memory of Peter Vaughan, who died on 6th December that same year. Prodigy debuted on the 15th of December 2016 and was a box office success. It was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and universal acclaim from audience, many calling it one of the best films of 2016. It grossed $417, 243, 127 at the box office, becoming the third highest-grossing film of 2016. The majority of praise was aimed at the direction and Maisie Williams's performance, which won her an Academy Award for Best Actress, along with several other nominations. Henley, Tennant and Highmore's performances were also praised, as was the film's pacing and graphic depiction of difficulties faced by children in Melanie's situation.
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