Grand Theft Hamlet(2024)
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.
Movie: Grand Theft Hamlet
Top 10 Billed Cast
Hamlet (voice)
Filmmaker (voice)
Horatio (voice)
Laertes (voice)
Polonius (voice)
Claudius (voice)
Video Trailer Grand Theft Hamlet
Video: Official US Trailer
Official US Trailer
UK theatrical trailer
Grand Theft Hamlet directors on the challenge of staging Shakespeare in Grand Theft Auto Online
In Conversation with Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane
Video essay: “Infinite Jesters: Protest and Performance in a Simulated World”
All 5 videos
Official US Trailer - Trailer
UK theatrical trailer - Trailer
Grand Theft Hamlet directors on the challenge of staging Shakespeare in Grand Theft Auto Online - Featurette
In Conversation with Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane - Featurette
Video essay: “Infinite Jesters: Protest and Performance in a Simulated World” - Featurette
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