Oscar winner Zhao shows the Bard’s life and sorrows in ‘Hamnet’

‘Hamnet’ Is the Most Shattering Movie of 2025

Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and Chloé Zhao turn the Bard's defining tragedy into a heartbreaking portrait of love, loss, and the healing power of art.

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Oscar winner Zhao shows the Bard's life and sorrows in 'Hamnet'

The film is an adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel 'Hamnet,' acknowledging that the names Hamlet and Hamnet were interchangeable in Shakespeare's day

Oscar winner Zhao shows the Bard’s life and sorrows in ‘Hamnet’

By Nivedita Balu and Kate Skelly TORONTO (Reuters) -In director Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet,” the Oscar winner explores a new landscape of forests, greenery and dark clouds in 16th-century England to tell the story of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes overcoming the death of their 11-year-old son. Zhao walked the red carpet ahead of the film’s Canadian premiere on Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival with stars Jessie Buckley and Paul…

TIFF 2025 – Paul Mescal, Jesse Buckley, and Emily Watson Attend “Hamnet” Premiere

Photos by: Myles Herod – Paul Mescal, Jesse Buckley, and Emily Watson attended the “Hamnet” premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival last night (Sept. 7th). Academy Award–winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, TIFF ’20 People’s Choice Award) helms this lush and tender drama about William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his family, as seen through … Continue reading →

Paul Mescal Leads Hamnet Premiere at TIFF

The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing, and one of its biggest moments has already arrived with the world premiere of Hamnet, the latest work from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao. Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, the film tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Hamlet. Directed, co-written, and co-edited by Zhao, Hamnet is capturing attention as one o…