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Bait, the breakout masterpiece that won Jenkin a Bafta, is a raw and riveting portrait of a Cornish fishing village caught between tradition and gentrification. Enys Men pushes further into the uncanny, blending folk horror and experimental filmmaking into a haunting meditation on isolation, landscape, and memory. Completing the trilogy, Rose of Nevada expands Jenkin’s vision while retaining his unmistakable visual language, offering a bold, atmospheric tale that deepens his reputation as a singular storyteller.
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.
A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes her into a living nightmare.
Two desperate men take jobs aboard an old fishing boat that mysteriously reappears after vanishing 30 years before. But when they return from their voyage, why is nothing as they remember it?