Film Details
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Islands is a contemporary, intelligent thriller with noirish undertones and stylistic echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, stunningly shot against the sun-drenched volcanic landscapes of the Canary Islands.
Sam Riley delivers a career-best performance as a washed-up tennis coach caught up in a strange disappearance in this blisteringly hot noir thriller. A less-than-enthusiastic tennis coach for tourists at an all-inclusive resort in the Canary Islands, Tom spends his evenings drinking himself into abandon. Although his schedule is full for the week, he accepts the son of a sophisticated female guest and soon finds himself spending more time with the boy and his parents. But as peculiar tensions surface, Tom finds himself drawn deeper into their mysterious world. Jan-Ole Gerster’s seductive, slow-burn thriller gradually ramps-up the tension, while Dascha Dauenhauer’s moody score emphasises the film’s fever-dream mood and hints at the unease that threatens Tom’s world.
Director: Jan-Ole Gerster
Cast: Sam Riley, Stacy Martin and Jack Farthing
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 123 minutes