Claes Bang plays the titular folklore hero in writer/director
Nick Hamm's William Tell. Inspired by the play by Friedrich Schiller, the film sees Tell fight to defend his family
and homeland when Switzerland is invaded by the Austrian empire.
Connor Swindells, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Ellie Bamber,
Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham, Jonathan Pryce
and Ben Kingsley also star.
William Tell is in UK/ROI cinemas from January 10th,
2025.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
WILLIAM TELL brings to life the legendary tale of the 14th-century marksman. As the nations of medieval Europe struggle for power, the ruthless Austrian Empire invades Switzerland, and a peaceful huntsman, William Tell, is thrust into the heart of their resistance.