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 joined by two young co-stars on the Berlinale red carpet on Tuesday (February 18) for the premiere of their new film "The Thing With Feathers," a family drama with noir elements. Despite its dark subject matter, the film offered an exciting opportunity to explore human emotions, said Cumberbatch.