A woman falls madly in love with a reckless poet, but their romance is cut short when she is banished from her home by her ruthless uncle. She is forced to adopt a male persona for safety, and when she learns her beloved has also gone into exile, she uses the disguise to test his feelings for her. Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, David Oyelowo, Alfred Molina and Kevin Kline