MASTER OF THE STEAMY OFFER

Riz Ahmed reunites with director Aneil Karia, four years after they collaborated on an Oscar-winning short film, for a contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy.

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This pared-down Hamlet reduces the Bard's poetic text to under two hours and stokes murderous intent within a prosperous South Asian community. Hamlet (Ahmed) returns to England to mourn his father (Avijit Dutt), chief executive of Elsinore Property. The grief-stricken son is shocked to learn that plans are already afoot for his uncle Claudius (Art Malik) to marry his mother Gertrude (Sheeba Chaddha).