Director
Mark Jenkin
Starring
Edward Rowe, Mary Woodvine, Giles King, Simon Shepherd
Run Time
90 mins
Release Year
2018
Country of Origin
UK
Language
English
Director of Photography: Mark Jenkin
Editor: Mark Jenkin
Produced by: Kate Byers, Linn Waite
Screenplay by: Mark Jenkin
Production Designer: Mae Voogd
Sound Production: Daniel Thompson
Bait
Part of the Best of British Strand
This remarkable British film from Mark Jenkin is a clash of the old worlds and the new. Cornish fisherman Martin Ward (Edward Rowe) must deal with his brother Steven (Giles King), who uses their boat for tourist cruises, and the well-off Londoners who have bought his childhood home. The cultural clash is represented in the look of the film, shot with an old Bolex camera in black-and-white 16mm and hand-processed by Jenkin, which produces a realistic tone and a sense of depth and history. Beautifully shot, Bait balances modern concerns with nostalgia. [15]
Bait is nominated for the 2019 Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film.