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Bait

2019 · 89 min

A stark, tactile black-and-white drama that simmers with quiet resentment and grief, demanding close attention to its textures and silences.

Directed by
Mark Jenkin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Edward Rowe, Mary Woodvine, Giles King
Tagline
The view may be beautiful, but you can't eat it.
Overview
Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbour. 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.

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Directed by
Mark Jenkin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Edward Rowe, Mary Woodvine, Giles King
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Mark Jenkin
Starring
Edward Rowe, Mary Woodvine, Giles King, Simon Shepherd, Chloe Endean, Janet Thirlaway, Isaac Woodvine, Martin Ellis
Music
Mark Jenkin
Cinematography
Mark Jenkin
Runtime
89 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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