What To Know About ‘Hamnet’
Hamnet, based on the 2020 novel by Maggie O’Farrell, is an awards season frontrunner with six Golden Globe nominations. Here is everything you need to know about the film.
Q: Who stars in it?
A: Paul Mescal plays fuckable Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley plays his fuckable wife.
Q: Who is the target audience?
A: High schoolers trying to get English extra credit.
Q: Why did Chloé Zhao choose to make this film?
A: To push Eternals further down her IMDb page.
Q: Will Hamnet make me cry?
A: Only if you find things like dead kids sad.
Q: What’s the bodice count in this bad boy?
A: Trust us, you won’t be disappointed.
Q: What is Hamnet ’s message?
A: It’s way easier to get writing done when you don’t have a kid bugging you.
