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Mad Gene Media

King Hamlet

2025 89 min English 12
Wubly rating 7.0 IMDb rating 7.4

“A documentary film about life, death and theater.”

Actor Oscar Isaac takes on the iconic role of Shakespeare's Danish prince in an intimate look at his preparation and performance at NYC's Public Theater.

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Cast

13 people

Elvira Lind Director · Adam Nielsen Editor

United States release July 1, 2026 · Produced in United States, Denmark · Production Sonntag Pictures, Dutch Tilt Film

Production

M

Mad Gene Media

Production

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Sonntag Pictures

Production

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Dutch Tilt Film

Production

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The Public Theatre

Production

United States · Denmark

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Languages

Original language

English

Spoken on screen

English

Release dates

United States · August 29, 2025

Premiere · Telluride Film Festival

United States · July 1, 2026

Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

United States

November 14, 2025 · Premiere · DOC NYC

January 4, 2026 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival

April 15, 2026 · Premiere · Miami International Film Festival

Australia

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

Canada

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

Denmark

March 18, 2026 · Premiere · CPH:DOX

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

Finland

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

Iceland

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

Ireland

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

Netherlands

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

New Zealand

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

Norway

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

South Korea

September 12, 2026 · Premiere · DMZ International Documentary Film Festival

Sweden

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

United Kingdom

November 22, 2025 · Premiere · LDNDOCS

July 1, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store – Unreleased Gems (30 days)

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