Hamnet
We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.
Film details
| Film Title | Hamnet |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 126mins |
| Year | 2025 |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Director | Chloé Zhao |
| Actors | Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, Noah Jupe, Joe Alwyn, David Wilmot, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Olivia Lynes, Faith Delaney, Freya Hannan-Mills, Dainton Anderson, Sam Woolf, Jack Shalloo, Smylie Bradwell |
| Language | English |
| Showings |
The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Anchored by the primordial rawness of Buckley’s astonishing performance, “Hamnet” is never the least bit at risk of reducing Agnes to a trope. If anything, the film regards her as an even more powerful creative force than her husband.
★★★★★
Hamnet too often gives off the effortful hum of prestige awards-bait. But Zhao’s hallmark compassion and curiosity remains, qualities necessary to Hamnet, which could easily tilt into the realm of manipulative tearjerkers.
★★★★
Zhao doesn’t just tell you about the healing power of art, she shows you. Prepare your tear ducts accordingly.
★★★★★
