Rose of Nevada

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Three decades ago, the Rose of Nevada vanished at sea, along with its crew. Now, it has returned. In a remote fishing village, its reappearance is embraced as an auspicious sign, with the local citizens convinced the luck of their economically devastated community may turn, if only the ship sails again. Joining the crew is Nick (George MacKay), desperate to provide for his young family, and Liam (Callum Turner), a mysterious drifter eager to escape his past. After a successful voyage, they return to harbor, only to find that nothing is as they remember it. Shooting on a 16mm Bolex camera and constructing all the sound in post, Mark Jenkin writes, directs, edits and scores a haunting and hallucinatory time-travel mystery that further solidifies him as one of the most distinct, singular artists working in film today. Jenkin conducts a cinematic séance, conjuring a portal into another world that forces us to confront the past and our relationship to it.

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Weaving a hypnotic tapestry of bold analogue imagery, spellbinding storytelling, and mesmeric sound, Rose of Nevada reinforces Mark Jenkins as a uniquely singular directorial voice.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

2d

3.5/4

One of the filmmaker’s greatest strengths is that he never explicitly voices what he’s saying, leaving audiences to ponder what they would do if their realities were cast adrift and lost at sea. Yes, it’s heady stuff.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

5d

Rose of Nevada’s power lies in its peculiarities.

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Tim Grierson

Los Angeles Times

5d

Jenkin has suggested his latest is a commentary on sacrifice and community, but any concrete theory of “Rose of Nevada” risks allowing his enigmatic puzzle to lose its shattering spell of mystery and foreboding.

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

2d

C+

Still, it is an interesting ghost story with good actors and a certain amount of spookiness about it.

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Michael Nordine

Movie Brief

2d

3/4

Confusing but compelling, like a dream you remember in bits and pieces throughout the day and only begin to understand once you’ve stopped trying to.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

2d

It’s got a unique look that’s not really anything like any film I’ve seen in recent memory.

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Wayne M

@Wayne93 5d

Rose of Nevada is a strange and mysterious film. A film about place and time. It's unique and intuitive. A small Cornish fishing village is in economic decline. 30 years ago it was thriving until a fishing boat, Rose of Nevada, went missing. Now it has strangely returned. Nick has a small family and needs money. Liam is an intinerant worker and looking for work. Together they work on the boat, alongside captain Murgey, to gain some fortune. All seems well, until they return and find they have gone back in time 30 years. Their lives are turned upside down, which Liam embraces but not Nick. They continue to fish but continue to stay back in time. The film is very evocative and is all about time and dealing with tragedy. It works very well in displaying the various periods of time. It has a great cast, headed by George MacKay and Callum Turner. Director Mark Jenkin makes uniquely British films, which he has done again here.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 19

Success in 1 hour and 54 minutes. All ages admitted. The worldwide gross is $946,046.00.

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Synopsis

Three decades ago, the Rose of Nevada vanished at sea, along with its crew. Now, it has returned. In a remote fishing village, its reappearance is embraced as an auspicious sign, with the local citizens convinced the luck of their economically devastated community may turn, if only the ship sails again. Joining the crew is Nick (George MacKay), desperate to provide for his young family, and Liam (Callum Turner), a mysterious drifter eager to escape his past. After a successful voyage, they return to harbor, only to find that nothing is as they remember it. Shooting on a 16mm Bolex camera and constructing all the sound in post, Mark Jenkin writes, directs, edits and scores a haunting and hallucinatory time-travel mystery that further solidifies him as one of the most distinct, singular artists working in film today. Jenkin conducts a cinematic séance, conjuring a portal into another world that forces us to confront the past and our relationship to it.

Director: Mark Jenkin
Producer: Denzil Monk
Screenwriter: Mark Jenkin, Mark Jenkin
Distributor: 1-2 Special
Production Co: Bosena
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 54m