GTA and Shakespeare come together to make “shuffling off this mortal coil” feel oddly heartwarming and hilarious.

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Grand Theft Hamlet

Grand Theft Hamletis about as absurd a mash-up as its title would have you believe.

ButGTAand Shakespeare may not be as thematically disparate as one might think.

When Shakespeares plays were first performed, the audience would throw apples if it was shit!

Thats exactly the world ofGTA Online.

Rockstar knows about what were doing, and theyre really excited about it, Pinny shares.

The limitations we were faced with brought out our creativity, Sam explains.

You wouldnt want it to be too easy.

Grand Theft Hamlet screens at SXSW 2024 from March 10.

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Or is that because, in true doco-thriller style,Dickweedis keeping its cards close to its chest.

Or, indeed, its dick, if you will.

The logline reads, Two people got kidnapped.

One man lost his dick.

No one got any money.

This heist-gone-horribly-wrong led one Newport Beach detective on an international manhunt for the most twisted criminal hes ever hunted.

Jen herself goes on to become an acrobat and motivational speaker.

The answer is, of course, it doesnt.

Preconceived

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