"Famed scientist Professor Stephen Hawking and Guests will open the 33rd Cambridge Film Festival on Thursday 19th September, with the new documentary 'Hawking'.

Told in his own words and by those closest to him, the film relays Professor Stephen Hawking’s journey from boyhood underachiever, to PhD genius, to being diagnosed with Motor Neurone disease and given just two years to live. Despite the constant threat of death, Hawking has risen to fame and stardom and continues to make scientific discoveries.

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