A contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet set in a wealthy British Indian family. Hamlet returns home for his father’s funeral and is shocked to learn that his uncle Claudius will now marry his widowed mother. When his father’s ghost reveals that Claudius murdered him, Hamlet becomes consumed by revenge, questioning the corruption at the heart of the family’s business, and his own sanity.
Director Aneil Karia
Screenplay Michael Lesslie
Producers James Wilson, Riz Ahmed, Michael Lesslie, Allie Moore, Tommy Oliver
Cast Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chadha, Avijit Dutt, Art Malik and Timothy Spall
Sales agent WME and CAA
UK distributor Universal
Credits summary Presented by Focus Features, Hamlet was financed by Confluential Films, BBC Film and the BFI in association with Waypoint Entertainment
Festival highlights Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival