Islands
nb. This event takes place at different venues or in different spaces for different performances.
Spending his days teaching tennis to distracted families and his nights partying with strangers, aimless former tennis champion Tom (Sam Riley) has resigned himself to a life of boredom and hedonism on the rugged island of Fuerteventura. When he meets a troubled family and is drawn to enigmatic young mother Anne (Stacy Martin), he is unwittingly drawn into a web of mystery, finding his small life upended and thrown into emotional turmoil.
A smartly written and beautifully performed psychological thriller, this poised, elegant film from acclaimed director Jan-Ole Gerster builds to a wholly unexpected conclusion that is at once shocking and deeply affecting.
– Emma Boa