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Hedda

Hedda

A little chaos is good for the gathering.

20255.61h 47m

Overview

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.

Directed by Nia DaCosta
Written by Henrik Ibsen, Nia DaCosta
Produced by Gabrielle Nadig, Tessa Thompson, Nia DaCosta
Box Office0Revenue: $8K

Top Cast

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

Hedda Gabler

Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss

Eileen Lovborg

Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Thea Clifton

Nicholas Pinnock

Nicholas Pinnock

Judge Roland Brack

Tom Bateman

Tom Bateman

George Tesman

Finbar Lynch

Finbar Lynch

Professor Greenwood

Mirren Mack

Mirren Mack

Tabitha Greenwood

Jamael Westman

Jamael Westman

David

Saffron Hocking

Saffron Hocking

Jane Ji

Kathryn Hunter

Kathryn Hunter

Bertie

Themes & Keywords

suicidebased on play or musicalcoerciontragedynewlywed19th century

About Hedda

Hedda is a drama, thriller, romance film released in 2025 exploring themes of suicide, based on play or musical, coercion, tragedy, newlywed, 19th century. Directed by Nia DaCosta, it stars Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Imogen Poots. 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.

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