Persistent Vision: Bait (2019) £7.00Screening at The Mayfly, Lowestoft
Bait is a 2019 British film written, directed, shot, edited, and scored by Mark Jenkin It stars Edward Rowe as a struggling fisherman in a Cornish fishing village, and deals with rising tensions between the locals and tourists. Set against a backdrop of second homes, airbnb short term lets and gentrification.
The film holds a Rotten tomatoes approval rating of 100% based on 39 reviews, with an average score of 8.5/10.
: “As visually distinctive as it is narratively satisfying, Bait blends a classic aesthetic with timely themes to produce a thrillingly original and uniquely enriching drama.”
‘A genuine modern masterpiece, which establishes Jenkin as one of the most arresting and intriguing British film-makers of his generation.’ Mark Kermode , The Observer
‘intriguing and unexpectedly watchable’ Peter Bradshaw , The Guardian
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