Hamlet

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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