Bait

Name: Bait
Genre: Drama
Released: March 31, 2023
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 83
Cast: Chloe Endean, Edward Rowe, Georgia Ellery, Giles King, Isaac Woodvine

2023

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Neon | Release Date: March 31, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Chloe Endean, Edward Rowe, Georgia Ellery, Giles King, Isaac Woodvine, Janet Thirlaway, Jowan Jacobs, Martin Ellis, Mary Woodvine, Simon Shepherd, Stacey Guthrie, Tristan Sturrock

Summary: Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has re-purposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a get-away for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbor. As his struggle to restore the family to theirMartin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has re-purposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a get-away for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbor. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy at the heart of the family changes his world… Expand

Director: Mark Jenkin

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 min

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The Observer (UK) Mark Kermode

Sep 2, 2019

It’s a genuine modern masterpiece, which establishes Jenkin as one of the most arresting and intriguing British film-makers of his generation. Read full review

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Alasdair Bayman

Sep 2, 2019

Ultimately a small tale of the struggles of ordinary working-class people against the tourist trade, in a wider political context, the film exists in a deeply contemporary space. Through its filmmaking craft, this debut remarkably operates in a timeless space. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

Sep 2, 2019

Jenkin’s script is peppered with comedy, occasionally of a more subtle variety than men dressed as penises—even if that drew the biggest laugh. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Sep 2, 2019

What an intriguing and unexpectedly watchable film. Bait is an experiment – and a successful one. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Sep 2, 2019

The engaging and defiantly hand-crafted, offbeat experiment Bait may be black and white, but its insights, thankfully, come in subtly graded shades of gray. Read full review

Patrick Gamble

Sep 2, 2019

A formally dazzling, half-comic portrait of a community struggling against the tides of change. Read full review

Demetrios Matheou

Sep 2, 2019

That the story doesn’t play like a soap, or indeed a Ken Loach film, is down to the director’s technical and narrative approach. Read full review

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