British actor Benedict Cumberbatch will receive the 'Golden Eye' award at the Zurich Film Festival. The organisers praised his charisma and intelligence and highlighted his role in the drama The Thing With Feathers, which he produced himself. In it, Cumberbatch plays a father of two sons after the death of his wife. "Benedict Cumberbatch is one of the most versatile character actors of his generation," said festival director Christian Jungen. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox. Cumberbatch became famous thanks to the British TV series Sherlock, which reinvents the stories of the master detective in a modern context. In the Hobbit trilogy, he voiced the character of the dragon Smaug that also incorporated some of his movements and facial expressions. The Zurich Film Festival runs from September 25 to October 5. Cumberbatch is to receive the award in person on September 29. Adapted from German by DeepL/ac How we work We select the most relevant news for an ...
