Bait (2019 film)

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Bait
File:Bait theatrical poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mark Jenkin
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  • Kate Byers
  • Linn Waite
Written by Mark Jenkin
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Music by Mark Jenkin
Cinematography Mark Jenkin
Edited by Mark Jenkin
Production
company
Early Day Films
Distributed by BFI Films
Release dates
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  • 30 August 2019 (2019-08-30)
Running time
 89 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

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.

Plot

Martin Ward is a fisherman in a picturesque Cornish village. He struggles to make ends meet fishing without a boat, while his brother Steven uses their late father's vessel to offer cruise trips to visiting tourists.

Meanwhile, tensions arise between Martin and the out-of-town Leigh family, who use the harbour-front 'Skipper's Cottage' they bought from Martin and Steven as a seasonal holiday home and short-term rental business.

Cast

Production

Jenkin filmed Bait using a vintage hand-cranked Bolex camera, using 16mm monochrome film that he hand processed.[1] Shooting locations include Charlestown and West Penwith, in Cornwall.[2]

Reception

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Writing in The Observer, Mark Kermode gave a glowing review, describing the film as 'a genuine modern masterpiece, which establishes Jenkin as one of the most arresting and intriguing British film-makers of his generation.'[5] He later named Bait his favourite film of both the year and the decade.[6] Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian called the film 'intriguing and unexpectedly watchable', in a four-star review that remarked on the experimental nature of the film.[7]

Accolades

Year Festival or Institution Category Nominees Result Citation
2019 British Independent Film Awards Best Director Mark Jenkin Nominated [8]
Best British Independent Film Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn Waite Nominated
Breakthrough Producer Kate Byers, Linn Waite Won
Best Editing Mark Jenkin Nominated
Edinburgh International Film Festival Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film Mark Jenkin Nominated [9]
Galway Film Fleadh Best International Film Mark Jenkin Nominated [10]
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature Film Mark Jenkin Won [11]
International Competition - Grand Prize City of Lisbon Mark Jenkin Nominated
Istanbul International Film Festival Golden Tulip Award Mark Jenkin Nominated [12]
Montreal Festival of New Cinema Prix de l'expérimentation Mark Jenkin Nominated [10]
Stockholm International Film Festival Best Director Mark Jenkin Won [13]
Best Film Mark Jenkin Nominated
New Horizons Film Festival Audience Award for Best Film Mark Jenkin Won [14]
Grand Prix Mark Jenkin Won
British Academy Film Awards Outstanding British Film Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, and Linn Waite Nominated [15]
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Mark Jenkin (Writer/Director); Kate Byers, Linn Waite (Producers) Won
2020 Crested Butte Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Mark Jenkin Won [16]

References

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External links

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