A royal couple lives in faraway Denmark at Helsingør Castle with their handsome son Hamlet. But one day, the king unexpectedly dies during his afternoon nap in the garden. No one knows exactly what happened, but everyone suspects that a poisonous snake bit him in his sleep. All of Denmark is thrown into turmoil by the loss of its ruler, but the death of the king affects his only son Hamlet the most deeply. The young prince sinks into profound sorrow, and soon strange things begin to happen at Helsingør Castle...