movie review

HAMNET

Running time: 127 minutes. In theaters Nov. 27.

TORONTO — There is a breathtaking moment at the end of “Hamnet,” the tear factory that had its Canadian premiere Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Without robbing you of the startling, rich satisfaction of experiencing it, know that a young mother, played by the transcendent Jessie Buckley, comes to terms with unfathomable loss by extending a gesture that no moviegoer with blood in their veins will be able to shake for a long, long time.

In less capable hands than Oscar-winning “ Nomadland ” director Chloe Zhao, the scene could have been cheesy, odd or shamelessly sentimental. But the earthy move is none of those things. It’s the profound coda of one of the best movies of the year.

And one of the m

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