The SXSW-winning documentary follows a pair of out-of-work theater actors during the COVID lockdown of 2021 who try to stage a production of 'Hamlet' within the video game 'Grand Theft Auto.'

The documentary follows two people who attempt to stage a production of 'Hamlet' within the world of 'Grand Theft Auto.'

Grand Theft Hamlet has landed a UK release date. It's been confirmed that the upcoming film, which is inspired by the Grand Theft Auto video game series, will arrive in UK and Ireland cinemas on December 6. The documentary follows theatre actors Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen, who spend their days during lockdown playing Grand Theft Auto.

Mubi has secured the US rights and global SVOD rights to Grand Theft Hamlet. In this documentary, two out-of-work actors attempt to stage an entire production of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet within the game world of Grand Theft Auto Online during the Covid-19 pandemic.

An innovative, immersive take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, shot entirely inside the world of Grand Theft Auto, Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane’s festival hit GRAND THEFT HAMLET is coming soon to US theaters + streaming globally. pic.twitter.com/6FMYCt5423

GTA Hamlet is a movie shot entirely in GTA Online and is coming to US Theaters before GTA 6. Learn all about it including screening date.

It’s always interesting to see how players find new angles and ways to interpret the world of GTA Online, or any online space, to tell their own stories.