Later, Gertrude sends Ophelia for her tonic from the healer Mechtild deep in the forest. At the same time, Hamlet's uncle Claudius seduces Gertrude. Upon his return from Wittenberg, Prince Hamlet soon begins courting Ophelia, but their romance is cut short when he returns to his studies. Her father, Polonius, is chief councillor to King Hamlet.

In the castle of Elsinore, Denmark, willful and free-spirited Ophelia is Queen Gertrude's favourite lady-in-waiting, and ridiculed by the others for her lack of nobility. Critical reception was mixed and the film's Rotten Tomatoes' score has been accused of being manipulated. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and had a limited theatrical run on June 28, 2019, followed by a VOD release on Jby IFC Films. It stars Daisy Ridley in the title role, alongside Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, George MacKay, Tom Felton and Devon Terrell. Based on the novel by Lisa Klein, the film follows the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective. Ophelia is a 2018 historical romantic drama film directed by Claire McCarthy and written by Semi Chellas about the character of the same name from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

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