Overview

• After premiering at BAFICI in April, the documentary will open exclusively at Cine Gaumont in August.
• Directors Mariana Sagasti and Gustavo Garzón probe 19th-century controversies over whether William Shakespeare truly authored the works attributed to him.
• The narrative alternates between Garzón’s interviews with Argentine theater luminaries in Buenos Aires and Sagasti’s investigations at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Tower of Canterbury.
• Contributors include Royal Shakespeare Company director Erika Whyman and actor Mark Rylance discussing theories that range from Francis Bacon to Edward de Vere.
• Gustavo Garzón argues that Argentine adaptations demonstrate a cultural ownership of Shakespeare that challenges traditional English interpretations.