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.

Benedict Cumberbatch is getting candid about grief, toxic masculinity and advocating for those in need upon the premiere of his latest film, The Thing With Feathers. The British star spoke from Berlin at the press conference of his latest film on Tuesday.

Benedict Cumberbatch and writer-director Dylan Southern arrived in Berlin for the European bow of their family drama The Thing With Feathers, which recently had its world premiere at the Sundance 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