Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 102 minutes
Language: in English
Directed by: Michael Almereyda
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Eli A. Smith
Starring Academy Award nominated actor Ethan Hawke, Tesla follows the brilliant, brooding inventor Nikola Tesla who is fighting an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition. Increasingly displeased by the greed of fellow inventor Thomas Edison, Tesla forges his own virtuous path toward creating the innovative alternate-current motor. His European nature is at odds with budding American industrialism, and the landscape of intellectual property is treacherous--and Tesla slowly becomes jailed in his overactive mind. His associate analyzes and presents his story as it unfolds, offering a distinctly modern voice in this scientific period drama.