Hamlet

Saw this at Telluride. The choices they made on what to cut out, what characters to merge, and to focus relentlessly on the POV of Ahmed's brilliant Hamlet all pay off. Shot like a dark and gritty thriller in the modern world, but with all the original dialogue. A couple of breathtaking scenes stand out- the "play within a play" reimagined as a stunningly beautiful south Asian dance, and the "to be or not to be" soliloquy as a suicidal inner monologue driving flat out down the motorway in the rain.

Loved it.