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Islands

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ISLANDS tells the story of Tom, a one-time tennis pro who, years ago, washed up on a holiday island. Now he’s the coach at a hotel resort, hitting countless balls over the net to tourists who come to escape their everyday lives. Living an endless summer, Tom fills the emptiness inside with booze and brief affairs. He’s still kidding himself that he’s in paradise, but it is beginning to dawn on him that he’s wound up in hell. When he crosses paths with a particular tourist family, it seems he’s found an escape of his own.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Islands is a holiday mystery that wrong-foots us with clever backhand. Rated: 4/5 Feb 19, 2025 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Once the audience have grasped the point, they may be waiting for someone or something to make it explicit... I’m not sure we get that in what is a reasonably long movie but it’s refreshing for a film-maker to opt for subtlety. Rated: 3/5 Feb 18, 2025 Full Review Peter Debruge Variety Tom has been living a life of revelry without responsibility, sleeping wherever he can. Over the course of a lean but revealing film of unexpected existential heft, we witness his wake-up call. Feb 18, 2025 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Tennis noir thriller. Rated: B Mar 7, 2025 Full Review Rodrigo Perez The Playlist “Islands” is engrossingly observant, fascinating in its restrained exploration of human interiority, and persuasive and even intoxicating in its rich examination of longing, emptiness, and the ways we deeply yearn to be found... Rated: A- Mar 5, 2025 Full Review Stephen Dalton The Film Verdict Sam Riley and Stacy Martin share dark secrets and smouldering sexual tension in Jan-Ole Gerster's slow-moving but stylish psychological thriller. Rated: 3/4 Feb 25, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jan-Ole Gerster

Director

Sam Riley

Tom

Stacy Martin

Anne

Jack Farthing

Dave

Dylan Torrell

Anton

Jan-Ole Gerster

Screenwriter
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Synopsis ISLANDS tells the story of Tom, a one-time tennis pro who, years ago, washed up on a holiday island. Now he’s the coach at a hotel resort, hitting countless balls over the net to tourists who come to escape their everyday lives. Living an endless summer, Tom fills the emptiness inside with booze and brief affairs. He’s still kidding himself that he’s in paradise, but it is beginning to dawn on him that he’s wound up in hell. When he crosses paths with a particular tourist family, it seems he’s found an escape of his own.
Director
Jan-Ole Gerster
Producer
Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo
Screenwriter
Jan-Ole Gerster, Blaz Kutin, Lawrie Doran
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m