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Hamnet
“Keep your heart open.”
7.8/ 1020252h 6mEnglish
DramaRomanceHistory
Directed by Chloé Zhao
Movie Info
- Director
- Release Date
- Nov 26, 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Genre
- Drama, Romance, History
Budget
$35M
Revenue
$71M
Synopsis
In 1580s England, 18-year-old Latin tutor William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) meets the free-spirited Agnes Hathaway (Jessie Buckley), 26. Their instant attraction leads to a forbidden relationship and eventual marriage. They have three children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. While William travels to London to pursue his theater career, Agnes manages the household and children alone. Their peaceful life is shattered when 11-year-old Hamnet suddenly dies. The parents' grief manifests differently: Agnes's sorrow curdles into rage, while William turns inward, pouring his feelings into his work. This shared tragedy plants the seeds for his masterpiece Hamlet, written years later. The film is a poignant portrait of loss and the healing power of art .
Editor's Review
How does a father's grief transform into one of the world's greatest tragedies? Chloé Zhao's (Nomadland) Hamnet chases this very question. Brought to life by stunning performances from Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, the film explores the emotional connection between Shakespeare's loss of his son and the creation of Hamlet . What if 'To be, or not to be' is actually a letter from a grieving father to his lost son? Zhao's visual language, using nature as a character, conveys the universality of grief and art's healing power so poignantly that your heart aches . Is the connection between Hamnet and Hamlet merely a coincidence of names, or is it Shakespeare's farewell letter written in his darkest hour? With 8 Oscar nominations and 2 Golden Globe wins , this film that has moved audiences worldwide asks everyone the same question: Do our losses destroy us, or do they create our greatest works?
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Cast & Crew
Jacobi Jupe
Hamnet
Noah Jupe
Hamlet
Olivia Lynes
Judith
David Wilmot
John
Justine Mitchell
Joan
El Simons
Ophelia
Jessie Buckley
Agnes
Joe Alwyn
Bartholomew
Bodhi Rae Breathnach
Susanna
Smylie Bradwell
Young Bartholomew
Paul Mescal
Will
Dainton Anderson
Edmond
Emily Watson
Mary
Faith Delaney
Young Agnes
Freya Hannan-Mills
Eliza
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