BIFF 2026 - Elsinore

<div>- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Telluride Film Festival -</div><div>- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival -</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew Scott is astonishing in this powerful, deeply moving, and inspiring story of the actor Ian Charleson, who faced incredible odds while preparing to play Hamlet at the National Theatre.</div><div><br></div><div>Scott plays Ian Charleson in 1989, discontented with his career stagnation despite early success in the Best Picture winners Chariots of Fire (1981) and Gandhi (1982).</div><div><br></div><div>The chance of a lifetime soon comes along, when Daniel Day-Lewis unexpectedly departs the role of Hamlet at London’s National Theatre. But dream collides with nightmare, as Charleson faces a devastating AIDS diagnosis. Determined to seize his last opportunity for meaning, Charleson delivers a courageous performance that becomes a source of healing and inspiration for those around him.</div><div><br></div><div>Alongside a career-best turn from Scott, Olivia Colman delivers a masterclass performance as a doctor treating Charleson and fellow gay men during the HIV epidemic.</div><div><br></div><div>Elsinore is generating Oscar buzz after it received a massive standing ovation at its recent Toronto International Film Festival screening. Don’t miss this stirring and transcendent film.</div>DramaPT1H44M2026-11-14ITen
Andrew Scott
Olivia Colman
Billie Piper
Simon Stone
Andrew Scott
Mickey Liddell
Andrea Occhipinti
Pete Shilaimon
Gabrielle Tana
Stefano Massenzi
Carolyn Marks Blackwood
BIFF 2026 - Elsinore"BIFF 2026 - Elsinore"

Showtimes

November 14, 5:00 pm

Matakana Cinemas