A tribute to being different

“As a mind, as a cryptographer, he had a huge influence,” says Benedict Cumberbatch, describing Alan Turing. The British mathematician is the subject of new biopic The Imitation Game, which shows him helping to crack the German Enigma code during World War II – and also focuses on his personal life. Turing was convicted for homosexual activity in 1952, and committed suicide two years later. He received a posthumous pardon from the Queen in December 2013.

“To me, it’s a tribute to being different, to not being normal, to being unique,” says Tyldum. “We need people to think different thoughts who are not following the norm if we’re going to move forward as a society … and I wanted to celebrate that.”

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