Hamlet (2025)

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Synopsis

Dir: Aneil Karia. English/Hindi-language Drama. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. In present-day London, Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns home to attend his father’s funeral, only to discover that his uncle (Art Malik) is behind his father’s death.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of cursing
• Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence - blood and some detail; infrequent portrayals of corpses - some blood and detail
• Infrequent references to, and portrayals of, suicide and suicidal behavior - some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and illegal substance use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Revenge
• Trust and betrayal
• Justice

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence

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