GRAND THEFT HAMLET

By Pinny GRYLLS, Sam CRANE

ALTITUDE FILM SALES / ALTITUDE FILM ENTERTAINMENT - as SALES

Documentary - Completed 2024

Struggling actors Sam and Mark find solace from lockdown isolation by staging Hamlet in Grand Theft Auto Online (2013), battling griefers as they connect through William Shakespeare.

Festivals
& Awards

SXSW 2024
Documentary Feature Jury Prize
    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • UNITED KINGDOM
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Pinny GRYLLS, Sam CRANE
    • Producer(s)
    • Rebecca WOLFF, Julia TON
    • Synopsis
    • January 2021. The UK is in its 3rd lockdown and all entertainment venues remain closed. For theatre actors Sam and Mark, the future looks bleak.
      As the pandemic drags on, Mark – single and childless – is increasingly isolated, while Sam panics about how he is going to support his young family. They spend their days in the digital online world of Grand Theft Auto and when they stumble across a theatre, they suddenly have an idea to stage a full production of Hamlet within the game.
      This film charts their ridiculous, hilarious and moving adventure as they battle violent griefers and discover surprising truths about life, friendship and the enduring power of Shakespeare.