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'Endlessly Surprising.' What Happened When Riz Ahmed Gave Hamlet A South Asian Story

An Oscar-winning duo have retold the famed tragedy.

Cinemablend

25 Years Later, Shakespeare's Most Popular Revenge Epic Gets An Intoxicating Makeover

Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia break down the gutsy changes that make their 'Hamlet' stand out.

Inverse

‘Hamlet’ Review: A Smart Adaptation That Sparks but Doesn’t Catch

South Asians love adding a bit of subcontinental flavor to everything. It’s mostly food and drink we do this to, like mixing baked beans with diced onions and cumin seeds, or spicing tea with cinnamon and fennel and cardamom. But now Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed has injected some spice…

The Mary Sue

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Riz Ahmed’s British south-Asian Hamlet is a moody tale of grief and shady family business

For Shakespeare’s Hamlet “the world is out of joint”. In screen writer Michael Lesslie’s collage of Shakespeare’s play, directed by Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed’s intense, grief-wrecked Hamlet pays a high price as he tries to “set it right” in a corrupt corporate world.

The Conversation

Hamlet review – Riz Ahmed’s tortured prince drives chilling modern take through London’s streets

Timothy Spall and Art Malik co-star in Aneil Karia’s intelligent and stark retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy, set in the world of shady family business

The Guardian - UK

‘Culture is something that we all share’: Riz Ahmed on his South Asian Hamlet

Ahmed says he hopes this version of Hamlet is accessible to everyone.

Evening Standard

Hamlet stars Riz Ahmed and Morfydd Clark on their "urgent and exciting" Shakespeare adaptation "We brought this visceral first-person energy to it"

Big Screen Spotlight | In a big year for the Bard, the latest adaptation of Hamlet is doing things differently

Total Film

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25 Years Later, The Iconic Shakespeare Revenge Epic Gets A Visceral Remix

Riz Ahmed delivers a career-best performance in the visceral crime-thriller remix of Shakespeare's classic tragedy.

Inverse

Riz Ahmed challenges long-held interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous character

After playing Danish prince Hamlet, actor Riz Ahmed has challenged long-held interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous character.

BANG Premier

You have no more excuses! This incredible short film was shot entirely on an Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Stormzy's new short film ‘Big Man’ showcases the filmmaking power of the iPhone 16 Pro

Digital Camera World

Stormzy to star in first project from new Merky Films venture

Brit Award-winning rapper and entrepreneur says film ‘Big Man’, directed by Oscar winner Aneil Karia, is about ‘the joy, spirit and fearless energy of youth’

The Independent UK

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: ‘I’ve never heard us described as an island of joy before!’

Radio’s odd couple take questions from actors, directors and Observer readers about optimism, the films they disagree on – and biscuits

The Guardian - UK

Riz Ahmed wins Oscar for The Long Goodbye

Ahmed, who was nominated for best actor last year for Sound of Metal, has won his first Academy Award for live-action short

The Guardian - UK

In a blistering Oscar short film, Riz Ahmed finds catharsis

Of all the Oscar nominees, you would hard pressed to find a more potent film than “The Long Goodbye.”

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