Hamnet
First screened in October 2025

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Director: Chloé Zhao. Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, Olivia Lynes, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Joe Alwyn, Noah Jupe, David Wilmot, Justine Mitchell, Freya Hannan-Mills, Louisa Harland, Laura Guest. Screenplay: Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell (based on the novel by Maggie O'Farrell).

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Photo © 2025 Focus Features / Amblin Entertainment

In Brief:  Not sure I buy every device. Zhao has uneven impulses. But story, milieu, and actors pack a punch, especially Buckley, Jupe.

VOR: ③  A speculative fiction in the garb of period drama, even if template sometimes wins out. Rare peek at an overlap of pagan and modern England.

Grade: B

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Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Director: Chloé Zhao
	Best Actress (Drama): Jessie Buckley
	Best Supporting Actor: Paul Mescal
	Best Screenplay: Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell
	Best Original Score: Max Richter
Other Awards:
	Toronto International Film Festival: People's Choice Award

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