'' Shakespeare Must Die '' ( ) is a 2012 adaptation of William Shakespeare 's '' Macbeth '' . It was directed by Ing Kanjanavanit and produced by Manit Sriwanichpoom . The Yingluck Shinawatra government banned the film as a national security threat due to the film 's visual references to the paramilitary 's violent crackdown on student protesters in the Thammasat University massacre of 6 October 1976
Thammasat University massacre
Thammasat University massacre
Shakespeare Must Die