Grand Theft Hamlet
Grand Theft Hamlet
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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.
Hipster ZOMBIE reviewedMarch 1, 2025
This will be at the top of your must see list! Grand Theft Hamlet is an inventive and surprisingly moving documentary that blends Shakespearean theater with the chaotic world of Grand Theft Auto Online. Conceived by out-of-work actors Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen during the COVID-19 lockdown, the film follows their ambitious and often absurd attempt to stage a full production of Hamlet within the game’s virtual world. When they aren’t being shot at or blown up, Sam and Mark recruit some interesting gamers from around the world to help bring Hamlet to the online gaming world. If you’re looking for a documentary that is both wildly entertaining and unexpectedly profound, Grand Theft Hamlet is well worth watching. It’s currently in theaters and will be streaming on MUBI in early 2025 (The Standard).