Bait (2019)
Directed by Mark Jenkin
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.
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What critics compared Bait to
The village here – like the one in “Bait” – is another display of precarity.
I do enjoy and admire “Bait” more because of its filmmaking process and aesthetic.
Chief among them are Edward Rowe and Mary Woodvine, both of whom were brilliant as the leads of Bait and Enys Men, respectively.
If you saw Mark Jenkin’s first two features, 2019’s evocative and unquantifiably odd Bait, and 2023’s even more unusual Enys Men, you might think you’ll know what to expect from his third.
…if Bait introduced the world to his singular approach…
Jenkin’s last two films, Bait and Enys Men…