Hamnet

(12A) 2 hours 6 minutes
Director: Chloé Zhao
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
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Winner of 3 BAFTAs, including Best Actress (Jessie Buckley) and Outstanding British Film

Winner of the Golden Globes for Best Film – Drama and Best Actress – Drama (Jessie Buckley)

In Elizabethan-era Stratford, Agnes spends much of her time in the forest, possessing great knowledge about herbal remedies and nature. Rumours that she’s the daughter of a forest witch don’t stop her from catching the eye of William, a young tutor and aspiring writer. Despite their families’ reservations, they fall in love and marry, having three children: Susanna, Judith, and Hamnet.

Agnes encourages William to pursue his ambitions in London, only for a terrible tragedy to befall their family. The grief tests their relationship like never before, but William uses it to produce a play that will not only bring them back together, but endure throughout history.

Featuring acclaimed performances from Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, this historical drama from Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) adapts Maggie O’Farrell’s lauded novel about Agnes Hathway’s marriage to William Shakespeare, and the effects of a death in their family.

“Zhao doesn’t just tell you about the healing power of art, she shows you. Prepare your tear ducts accordingly.” Time Out

“Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy” The Guardian

“a technical, artistic, intellectual, and emotional feast” The Wrap

12A: distressing scenes, brief moderate sex