A vivid retelling of Shakespeare's classic drama, Hamlet, from the perspective of Ophelia, Claire McCarthy's breathtaking drama stars Daisy Ridley (Star Wars) as the titular protagonist in a film that reinvisions the doomed young woman as the heroine of this tragic tale of love, loss and prophecy. Packed with a powerhouse cast that includes Naomi Watts, Clive Owen and George McKay, Ridley's Ophelia is caught in a web of royal machinations and dark prophecies, all of which threaten the blossoming love between herself and McKay's Prince Hamlet.
With talk of war on the horizon, the romance between Ophelia and Hamlet may become yet another casualty. But while the classic version of Ophelia from Shakespeare's play is destined to meet a tragic end, that may not be the case here, as McCarthy reinterprets Ophelia as an agent of her own destiny whose plight may not be as hopeless as that of her classic counterpart.
Director Biography
Filmmaker, writer and visual artist Claire McCarthy was born in Sydney, Australia. She has been making film since 1999, and is known for Little Hands (11) and The Waiting City (09).
Press
"This vigorous, colorful and clever melodrama smartly rethinks both the play and the character, making her a far more proactive figure than Shakespeare did in addition to entirely re-imagining her fate." - Hollywood Reporter
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