Hamnet

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BBFC Ratingf-rated FilmHamnet

Certificate12A
Year2025
GenreDrama
Director(s)Chloé Zhao
Writer(s)Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell
LanguageEnglish
CountryUK
Running Time2HR 6MINS
Season Main Programme
Audio Accessible

Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel features mesmerising performances by Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.

Agnes (Buckley), the wife of William Shakespeare (Mescal), struggles to come to terms with the loss of their only son, Hamnet – the grief driving a wedge between the couple. Shakespeare channels the tragedy and his sorrow into his work, creating Hamlet.

Zhao (Nomadland, The Rider) brings a rawness and honesty to this profound portrait of love, grief and the power of storytelling.


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