HEDDA
Nominee, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (Tessa Thompson), 2026 Golden Globes; Two 2026 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations: Best Lead Performance (Tessa Thompson) and Best Supporting Performance (Nina Hoss); Two 2026 African American Film Critics Awards wins: Best Actress (Tessa Thompson) and Best Independent Feature
Filmmaker Nia DaCosta has already broken multiple records in the U.S. film industry, becoming the first Black woman director to debut a film at the top of the U.S. box office (CANDYMAN, 2021) and the first Black woman and youngest filmmaker to direct a Marvel Cinematic Universe film (THE MARVELS, 2023). But HEDDA may be DaCosta’s boldest film yet — a provocative reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, transplanted from 19th century Oslo to mid-20th-century England. Enigmatic newlywed Hedda (Tessa Thompson) has arranged an extravagant ball to help her debt-ridden husband (Tom Bateman) secure a professorship. Outwardly composed but hiding a simmering discontent that threatens to explode, Hedda sees the guests as pawns in an elaborate game she plans to orchestrate with ruthless precision. On the guest list is the brilliant and charismatic author Eileen Lovberg (Nina Hoss), a former flame reentering Hedda’s life with her new lover (Imogen Poots) in tow. Over the course of the raucous party, Hedda finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. HEDDA is a daring exploration of power, desire and a woman’s refusal to be confined. As DaCosta’s next blockbuster, 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE, is poised to make headlines, now is the time to revisit this overlooked 2025 gem. (Note adapted from Amazon MGM Studios.) DIR/SCR/PROD Nia DaCosta, from the play “Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Ibsen; PROD Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Gabrielle Nadig, Tessa Thompson. U.S., 2025, color, 107 min. RATED R
Run Time: 107 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026
Genre: Drama
