The future has never felt more uncertain for 50‑year‑old Jack. He has spent his entire life harvesting shellfish on the island of Anglesey. However, with the hospitality industry in crisis, demand has plummeted, leaving him with far less work. His only option is to hold on to the craft that has sustained his family for generations. He wishes his teenage son, Tom, to join him, but Tom prefers to have fun instead. The arrival of Daniel, a wandering sailor, shakes Jack’s life to its core. Daniel quickly grows close to him and eventually confesses his feelings. Despite being married to Maggie and never having cheated on her, Jack finds himself grappling with mounting doubts and unexpected desires. The film offers a profound exploration of masculinity against a backdrop of striking contrasts, reflecting the protagonist’s tormented soul and the complexity within his community.
Biography
film director
Helen Walsh
Helen Walsh (1977) published the successful novels Brass (2005), which won the Betty Task Prize, Once Upon a Time in England (2008), for which she won the Somerset Maugham Prize, Go to Sleep (2011) and The Lemon Grove (2014), which she is adapting for television. She made her directional debut in 2016 with the feature film The Violators, for which she received the BAFTA Award for Best New Director. For television, she wrote and directed the series “The Gathering” for Channel4, which received 3 RTS Awards.
Cast
& Credits
Montaggio/Editing Ricardo Saraiva
Fotografia/Photography Sam Goldie
Musica/Music Felix Rösch
Interpreti/Cast Barry Ward, Lorne MacFayden, Liz White, Henry Lawfull, Celyn Jones
Produttore/Producer David Moores, David A. Huges
Produzione/Production Red Union Films
Distribuzione Internazionale/International Distribution The Yellow Affair
