Hamnet

Echtgenoten Agnes and William Shakespeare lose their eleven-year-old son Hamnet to the plague. They each deal with their intense grief in their own way. Agnes seeks solace and comfort in her knowledge of herbs and nature. William writes Hamlet. The performance of that legendary play forms the apotheosis of their grieving process. This tearjerker is a poignant film adaptation of the book of the same name by Maggie O’Farrell. The historical drama delves deeper into the creation of Hamlet and the presumed link to the death of Hamnet, the son of William Shakespeare. It is impossible not to feel deeply for the writer and his wife in this drama by Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao – and it makes the world's most famous poet a human of flesh and blood.