| Hamlet Goes Business | |
| Director: | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Producer: | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Cinematography: | Timo Salminen |
| Editing: | Raija Talvio |
| Studio: | Villealfa Filmproductions |
| Distributor: | Finnkino |
| Runtime: | 89 minutes |
| Country: | Finland |
| Language: | Finnish |
Hamlet Goes Business is a 1987 Finnish comedy film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Pirkka-Pekka Petelius.[1] [2] [3] It is based on William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, but the events are housed in a modern Finnish wood processing family business.
After the death of his father, Hamlet inherits a seat on the company board controlled by his uncle that decides to enter the rubber duck market. Hamlet is suspicious of the circumstances surrounding his father's death.