Hamlet Summary

The Prince of Modern London Set against the backdrop of an elite South Asian family business in contemporary London, this visceral adaptation reimagines Elsinore as a powerful global conglomerate. When Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns home for his father’s funeral, he finds his world in a state of “moral decay” as his uncle Claudius (Art Malik) seizes both the corporate throne and his widowed mother, Gertrude (Sheeba Chaddha). The narrative explores the “spiritual cost of power” and the “dark realities” of dynastic corruption, as a ghostly encounter on a bleak urban rooftop sends Hamlet into a frantic, drug-fueled spiral of grief and “not nice” vengeance that threatens to dismantle his family’s empire.

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Production & Crew Details

• Genre: Drama
• Director: Aneil Karia
• Writer: Michael Lesslie
• Producer: Michael Lesslie, James Wilson, Riz Ahmed, Tommy Oliver
• Production Companies: JW Films, Left Handed Films, Waypoint Entertainment, BBC Film, Confluential Films
• Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
• Runtime: 113 minutes
• Worth (Budget): $0
• TMDB Rating: 5 / 10

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