Written more than 400 years ago, Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” is a classic play that, much like the rest of the writer’s works, has stood the test of time. And much like the rest of the author’s works, “Measure for Measure” is getting the Hollywood treatment.
As seen in the first trailer for “Measure for Measure,” which we are able to exclusively share with our readers, Hugo Weaving stars in this thriller about a crime boss and his enforcer that will go to extreme lengths to avenge one of their own. But really, the film is about love, a forbidden love between a young Muslim girl and a local musician that kickstarts the entire chaotic war between rival gangs.
Joining Hugo Weaving in the cast are Daniel Henshall, Harrison Gilbertson, Megan Smart, and Mark Leonard Winter. “Measure for Measure” is directed by Paul Ireland, who made his directorial debut in 2015 with the feature, “Pawno.”
“Measure for Measure” is set to arrive on September 4.
Here’s the synopsis:
An unlikely love ignites between a modern Muslim girl and a local musician amongst the background of racial tension, amphetamines and gang culture in the city’s notorious housing estate.Inspired by SHAKESPEARE’s play Measure for Measure and influenced by the gritty realism of films like Amores Perros, the social conscience of Fishtank and dynamic aesthetic of Un Prophete, Measure for Measure questions the notion of justice, the ability for redemption and the desire for power and examines the idea that ‘we can never escape our true nature or where we are from despite our attempts’. Measure for Measure is also a raw study of the most basic and yet most complex of our emotions – love…. how we react when we find it, and how far we would go to keep it.