The official offers them a reward of $10 million in exchange for their portion of the algorithm, swaying them by attempting to address their concerns.

The film premiered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 16, 2012, and early reviews were favorable: "It is a great premise that writers Andy and Timothy Lanzone use to explore the theme of scientific hubris.

"[4]"Travelling Salesman’s mathematicians are all too aware of what their work will do to the world, and watching them argue how to handle the consequences offers a thriller far more cerebral than most.

"[4]Mathematicians who have discussed the film praised the writer's attempt to bring a serious math problem to the big screen, although they questioned whether the world would be as dramatically affected by its solution: "Despite our caveat that a solution to [the travelling salesman problem] might not be to die for, let alone to kill for, it would certainly be a huge change in our knowledge of the world.

We certainly hope the movie raises awareness of computer science theory and the life importance of its subject matter.