Grand Theft Hamlet

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Certificate15
Year2024
GenreDocumentary
Director(s)Sam Crane, Pinny Grylls
Writer(s)Sam Crane, Pinny Grylls
LanguageEnglish
CountryUK
Running Time1HR 31MINS
Extra InfoSubtitled
SeasonMain Programme
Audio AccessibleClosed Captioning All screenings feature descriptive subtitling

Winner of Best Debut Director (Documentary) and the Raindance Maverick Award at the British Independent Film Awards, Grand Theft Hamlet charts the hilarious and profoundly moving story of two out of work actors as they try to stage a full production of Hamlet within the notoriously violent digital world of Grand Theft Auto.

January 2021. The UK is in its 3rd lockdown and all entertainment venues remain closed. For theatre actors Sam and Mark, the future looks bleak. As the pandemic drags on, Mark - single and childless - is increasingly socially isolated, while Sam panics about how he is going to support his young family.

They spend their days in the online digital world of Grand Theft Auto and when they stumble across a theatre, they suddenly have an idea to stage a full production of Hamlet within the game. This film charts their ridiculous, hilarious and moving adventure as they battle violent griefers and discover surprising truths about life, friendship and the enduring power of Shakespeare.

"A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed; hilarious, surreal and, yes, in its weird way, genuinely exciting -  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★" - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian


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