Overview
- Chloé Zhao directs the Focus Features adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, with O’Farrell co-writing the screenplay.
- Jessie Buckley leads as Agnes alongside Paul Mescal’s William Shakespeare, with Jacobi Jupe portraying the title child.
- The U.S. release begins in select theaters Nov. 26–27, with a wider rollout scheduled for Dec. 12.
- Reviews from outlets including the Associated Press, AZ Central and /Film praise the film’s performances and period authenticity, highlighting Buckley as a standout.
- Critics at the Houston Chronicle and the Globe and Mail challenge the film’s central thesis linking a family tragedy to Hamlet, calling the interpretation reductive.