Movie Description:
DARWIN`S DARKEST HOUR depicts the professional and personal trauma CharlesDarwin endured the year before the publication of On The Origin Of Species.Darwin`s life`s work, what he called "his abominable volume," is in danger ofbeing scooped by Alfred Wallace; at the same time, one of his children isstricken by scarlet fever and one with diphtheria. His wife, Emma, is his rock--helping him through the turmoil even though his work challenges her deepChristian faith. We flash back with Charles to his journey as he figures outwhat he called "the mystery of mysteries" and come to understand whya letter from Wallace is such a bombshell. In the end, it is the remarkable, erudite Emma who will see Charlesthrough this nightmare, evenas one of her children dies of scarlet fever. DARWIN`S DARKESTHOUR brings to life the compelling human story behind the publication of one of history`s mostinfluential theories.
