In Nia DaCosta 's sexy, queer reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, Tessa Thompson stars as the eponymous Hedda, the daughter of a general who married an academic and said goodbye to her partying days. One fateful night brings out the devil in her, as she attempts to wrest control of her fate from the various forces that are backing her into a corner.

For her version of Hedda , DaCosta transports the proceedings to the 1950s and has the events of the story play out over one raucous party that inevitably ends in bloodshed. Though it takes time to get going, once Hedda's scheming begins in earnest and Nina Hoss's gender-flipped Eileen Lovborg arrives to the party, DaCosta's film really comes alive.

Hedda Is A Bold & Beautiful Take On The Source Material

The setup for Hedda

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