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Bait is a 2019 British drama film written and directed by Mark Jenkin. Starring Edward Rowe as a struggling fisherman, the film deals with the tensions that arise between locals and tourists in a Cornish fishing village against a backdrop of second homes, short-term lets, and gentrification.
Apr 18, 2023 · Bait: Directed by Mark Jenkin. With Edward Rowe, Giles King, Chloe Endean, Janet Thirlaway. Martin is a fisherman without a boat, his brother Steven having re-purposed it as a tourist tripper.
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- Mark Jenkin
- 2023-04-18
Tension rises to the breaking point in a Cornwall fishing village when the local citizens are crowded out by tourists.
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- Morgan Val Baker
- Mark Jenkin
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Mar 23, 2023 · Captured in Cornwall, it tells a stark story rooted in local culture and community, and how these marginal places are facing up to a changing world. Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat...
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Mar 31, 2023 · 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.
Stunningly shot on a vintage 16mm camera using monochrome Kodak stock, Mark Jenkin’s Bait is a timely and funny, yet poignant film that gets to the heart of a community facing up to unwelcome change.
Feb 28, 2019 · Reviews. Feb 28, 2019 8:46am PT. Film Review: ‘Bait’. A Cornish fishing village undergoes gentrification, but Mark Jenkin's black-and-white 16mm hand-processed presentation salutes...