Shakespeare in 66 minutes? The Finns said 'hold my vodka.'
A Finnish film version of Macbeth. Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Acting
Valtonen's Macbeth: sweaty desperation in every frame.
Production
Zero budget, maximum atmosphere. Finland looks cursed.
Director
Pauli Pentti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mato Valtonen was primarily known as a musician with the Leningrad Cowboys, not a Shakespearean actor.
This adaptation emerged from Finland's 1980s punk and underground film scene, treating the Bard with deliberate irreverence.
FI
