Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes – a science fiction writer. For two works with the same title: the short story "Flowers for Algernon" and the novel of the same name, he received the most prestigious awards – the "Hugo" and the "Nebula".

32-year-old Charlie Gordon is mentally disabled. He works as a janitor, attends a special school, and dreams of becoming smart. For the sake of his dream, Charlie agrees to participate in a dangerous scientific experiment. Experiments are conducted on him and a mouse named Algernon. Changes in Charlie occur before our eyes. In his early reports, there are many spelling mistakes. Gradually, Charlie begins to write more correctly. His intelligence develops rapidly. However, this does not bring the desired joy. For his dream, Charlie will have to pay a high price…