Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.
Costume
Ophelia's transformation through color palette is character development you can see
Cinematography
That underwater sequence deserves its own museum wing
Acting
Naomi Watts playing twins with completely different energies
Director
Claire McCarthy
Daisy Ridley
Ophelia
Naomi Watts
Queen Gertrude / Mechtild
Clive Owen
Claudius
George MacKay
Hamlet
Tom Felton
Laertes
Devon Terrell
Horatio
Nathaniel Parker
King Hamlet
Dominic Mafham
Polonius
Daisy Head
Cristiana
Sebastian de Souza
Edmund
Rupesh Tillu
Yorick
Jack Cunningham-Nuttall
Young Hamlet
Lenka Olšanová
Lady in Waiting
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film adapts Lisa Klein's 2006 young adult novel, not Shakespeare directly—making it technically fanfiction with a budget.
Claire McCarthy specifically shot Ophelia's perspective scenes at eye level or below, while Hamlet's scenes often look down on her—until she claims her own narrative.
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