Benedict Cumberbatch was overtaken by grief at unexpected moments while playing a widower in his new family drama "The Thing With Feathers," the British actor said on Tuesday in Berlin.

The Thing With Feathers' Star Benedict Cumberbatch and writer-director Dylan Southern arrived in Berlin for the film's European bow.

Benedict Cumberbatch was overtaken by grief at unexpected moments while playing a widower in his new family drama The Thing with Feathers, the British actor has said at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Benedict Cumberbatch was unexpectedly overtaken by moments of grief during his role as a widower in 'The Thing With Feathers.' The film is featured in the Special section of the Berlin Film Festival.

Despite a committed central performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, 'The Thing With Feathers' can't do justice to Max Porter's astonishing novella. View on euronews