Films

International People’s Choice Award, Toronto Film Festival

Based on real-life story of Ian Charleson, Andrew Scott (Blue Moon, Pressure) stars as the Chariots of Fire actor who faces the role of a lifetime just as his own life is slipping away.

Diagnosed with AIDS, he defies his doctor (Olivia Coleman) to play Hamlet at the London National Theatre. As his body weakens, Ian confronts his mortality both offstage and on, channeling every ounce of courage into a theater role that becomes intertwined with his real decline. Andrew Scott delivers a career-defining performance as an artist fighting to define himself in the face of inevitable loss.

“Andrew Scott is astonishing…Elsinore is direct, robust, unafraid of sentiment”
-Benjamin Lee, The Guardian

“You don’t need a brave face here. You just need a beating heart. Elsinore is a religious experience.”
-Kristy Puchko, Mashable