The story is built on Shakespeare's son Hamnet, whose name was interchangeable with Hamlet, as the grief behind the play. The film culminates at a Globe performance of Hamlet, where Agnes sees the play as a tribute to her son.
Film· 2025· Drama
Hamnet
by Chloé Zhao
Hamnet: it draws on 3 recorded sources.
What influenced Hamnet
The works this one is recorded as drawing on.
Chloé Zhao's film is based on Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel, and O'Farrell co-wrote the screenplay with her.
Real-world influences
Events, places, movements and ideas outside fiction that this work is recorded as drawing on.
History
Real world
Real-world influenceHIGH
- Death of Hamnet Shakespeare
The film is about the death of Shakespeare's eleven-year-old son Hamnet in 1596 and its echo in Hamlet.