Given the relatively shallow offerings from the major studios this year (sorry "Elio" fans), it seems very possible that this year's winner could also come from the fest circuit-either that or the phenomenon that is " KPop Demon Hunters ". It honestly could be one of the three international productions in this dispatch, all with their own notable qualities, although I would argue one works notably better than the others.
Director Aneil Karia keeps the former but makes some notable changes to the latter in his riff on the classic tale, transporting the action to the South Asian community in London in present-day. Telling Hamlet in under two hours is a tough challenge that Kaira can't overcome, notably giving short shrift to Ophelia's arc and altering key events in the murderous outcomes.
