Grand Theft Hamlet

Grand Theft Hamlet

2024 · 91 min · EN · R · 6.5 (67 votes)
Dir. Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane · Starring Sam Crane, Pinny Grylls, Jen Cohn, Tilly Steele, Dipo Ola, Mark Oosterveen · Music Jamie Perera
AnimationDocumentary

Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent video game.

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This is a wildly inventive, chaotic, and surprisingly poignant exploration of art, friendship, and ambition within the digital realm. It feels like a fever dream of high culture meeting low-fi gaming, offering a unique, meta-commentary on creativity and reality that's both absurd and deeply resonant.

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