Hamnet
Singapore Premiere
Chloé Zhao UK 2025 125 min M18 (Sexual Scene)
Art is born of sorrow and holds the power to heal in this devastating story on the creation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Accompanied by the gentle whispers of the forest, Agnes and Will quickly fall in love. They build a life together in late 16th-century Stratford, England, raising their children to believe in the poetic magic of the surrounding woodland. As Will’s career in London takes off and Agnes brings up their children alone in Stratford, death sneaks in to steal away their son Hamnet. This opens up a chasm in their relationship while also becoming the emotional core of Will’s newest play.
Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Maggie O’Farrell, Zhao explores the moments of light and darkness wrought by a love deeply felt and a grief too crushing to bear alone.
Synopsis Writer: Bridget Zhang
3 Dec, Wed 2:00PM / 125 min
Oldham Theatre
7 Dec, Sun 4:30PM / 125 min
Golden Village Cineleisure, Hall 4
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Hamnet
Chloé Zhao
UK
2025
English
125 min
M18 (Sexual Scene)
Singapore Premiere
Chloé Zhao
Chloé Zhao is a Chinese-born filmmaker based in the United States, known for telling intimate stories inspired by lived experience. She won the Golden Lion at Venice and the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for Nomadland (2020), bringing the same emphasis on feminine strength and sensitive handling of grief to her latest work, Hamnet.
Jessie Buckley,
Paul Mescal,
Emily Watson,
Joe Alwyn
Liza Marshall,
Pippa Harris,
Nicolas Gonda,
Sam Mendes,
Steven Spielberg
