Hamnet, Film matinee

How heartbreaking can grief be? Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal break your heart into a thousand pieces with this love drama that tells the story behind Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ in Stratford-Upon-Avon, late 16th century. The young Agnes and William - she a healer, he a writer - fall head over heels for each other, despite the different worlds in which they grew up and their divergent characters. When fate strikes, their built-up life is completely turned upside down. Terwijl William seeks refuge in writing what he thinks will be his magnum opus - Hamlet - Agnes falls into a hopeless black hole. Hamnet has proven to be a phenomenon at various film festivals, also at the Oscars, with no fewer than 8 nominations. Jessie Buckley won the Oscar for Beste Actrice in a lead role, making her the first Irish woman to win this award.