Director and star Kenneth Branagh brings another Shakespearean adaptation to the screen. Hamlet (Branagh), Prince of Denmark, vows revenge when informed by the ghost of his murdered father (Brian Blessed) that the present king Claudius (Derek Jacobi) was responsible. Spurning the romantic advances of his sweetheart Ophelia (Kate Winslet), Hamlet attempts to open the eyes of his mother Gertrude (Julie Christie), whom Claudius has now wed. However, Hamlet's procrastination when it comes to killing Claudius costs more lives.

Kit Monkman directs this experimental British drama following teenager Paul Varderman (Jack McMullen) as he recounts the events leading up to his death. Paul tells how he got mixed up with the wrong crowd while trying to find a place for himself at his new school and how the local bully, Roth (Jamie Shelton), sparked a feud between two rival school gangs which would result in Paul being killed.