These Violent Delights

Name: These Violent Delights
Genre: Drama
Cast: Ishan Mahabir-Stokes, Kayla-Maree Tarantolo

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2026

1h 10m

Drama

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

1 day ago

3/5

Even sceptics should thrill to the performance of Tarantolo, whose grace and agility combine with a vivacity that makes her Juliet's fate all the more poignant.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Oct 27, 2026

3.5/5

Fiercely cinematic, the story plays out in stylised flashbacks, skilfully staged, shot and edited with a new musical score by John Lemke.

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Sarah Kent

The Arts Desk

Oct 27, 2026

4/5

Staging Shakespeare without words is inevitably a challenge, but the film contains some beautiful moments of dialogue through movement, especially in the final scene.

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Sarah Manvel

Movies We Texted About

Oct 23, 2026

Sparky, rowdy, tender and with a real sense of its place in the world. Watching a young woman pirouette on her own two feet as she makes her own decisions about her future is just spectacular.

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Christopher Hampson

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Oscar Sansom

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Ishan Mahabir-Stokes

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Kayla-Maree Tarantolo

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William Shakespeare

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Beth Allan

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Director: Christopher Hampson, Oscar Sansom
Producer: Beth Allan, Tony Currie
Screenwriter: William Shakespeare
Production Co: Forest of Black
Genre: Drama
Original Language: British English
Runtime: 1h 10m

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