By Hanna Rantala

LONDON (Reuters) -Actors Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal went on a transformative journey in “Hamnet”, a film that has received rave reviews and early award season buzz.

Directed by Academy Award-winning “Nomadland” filmmaker Chloe Zhao, the drama offers a fictional account of the relationship of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes and the death of their 11-year-old son Hamnet in 1596.

Set in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, it sees the young Shakespeare teaching Latin to pay off his father’s debts and falling in love with the free-spirited Agnes, described by locals as the daughter of a forest witch.

With a focus on their family life, the emotion-filled film follows the highs and lows of their love story as well as the grief over the loss of their son, which leads Sh

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