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Ser Hamlet

2026 · 82 min

A patient, humane look at performers discovering themselves through rehearsal, warm and thoughtful rather than dramatic.

Directed by
Chela De Ferrari
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Octavio Bernaza, Jaime Cruz, Lucas Demarchi
Overview
Eight actors with Down syndrome prepare to present Hamlet in an emblematic theater in Lima. In the intimacy of the rehearsal room, they gradually become their characters while confronting their own lives with the essential ideas of Shakespeare’s work.

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Directed by
Chela De Ferrari
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Octavio Bernaza, Jaime Cruz, Lucas Demarchi
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • art
    • family
    • friendship
    • isolation
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Chela De Ferrari
    Written by
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    Starring
    Octavio Bernaza, Jaime Cruz, Lucas Demarchi, Manuel García, Cristina León Barandiarán, Ximena Rodríguez, Álvaro Toledo
    Runtime
    82 min
    Country
    Peru
    Languages
    Spanish

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