National Theatre Live: Obsession
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National Theatre Live: Obsession

6.6 / 10 2017 2h 0mNR English
Drama

Storyline

Gino is a drifter, down-at-heel and magnetically handsome. At a road side restaurant he encounters husband and wife, Joseph and Hanna. Irresistibly attracted to each other, Gino and Hanna begin a fiery affair and plot to murder her husband. But, in this chilling tale of passion and destruction, the crime only serves to tear them apart.

Cast & Crew

Jude Law

Jude Law

Gino

Lead
Halina Reijn

Halina Reijn

Hanna

Gijs Scholten van Aschat

Gijs Scholten van Aschat

Joseph

Chukwudi Iwuji

Chukwudi Iwuji

The Priest/The Inspector

Robert de Hoog

Robert de Hoog

Johnny

Aysha Kala

Aysha Kala

Anita

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ivo van Hove's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. National Theatre Live: Obsession is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker