Poster of the film Hedda

Hedda

Drama Thriller Romance English


Hedda Gabler finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.

Cast:Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Imogen Poots, Nicholas Pinnock, Tom Bateman, Finbar Lynch
Director:Nia DaCosta
Writer:Nia DaCosta
Editor:Jacob Secher Schulsinger
Camera:Sean Bobbitt

Guild Reviews

Image of scene from the film Hedda

Ibsen’s ‘female Hamlet’ in new light

FCG Member Reviewer Nonika Singh
Nonika Singh | The Tribune, Hollywood Reporter India
Sun, November 2 2025

After premiering at the Toronto Film festival, the film had a limited theatrical run

Classic text, a terrific performance not just by its lead heroine Tessa Thompson but other actors too, writing which is both faithful to the original plot and takes its own leap of faith and imagination — ‘Hedda’ is certainly not your average film. Neither is it a frame-by-frame adaptation of the OG. Reimagining famed Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s play ‘Hedda Gabler’, giving it a queer spin, ‘Hedda’ is obviously held together by its titular character.

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