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When the Rose of Nevada reappears in their harbour 30 years after vanishing with all hands, captain Murgey, young father Nick, and newcomer Liam take her to sea to restore their devastated Cornish village's fortune. But returning with a bountiful catch, they find they have slipped back in time to 1993, to be welcomed by their loved ones as the original lost crew. Confronting their ghostly legacy, they must choose whether to embrace the past or risk all to return to their families.

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Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada is a hauntingly hypnotic, time-warping mystery that reinforces why he’s one of the most exciting, singular voices in modern British cinema.

Jenkin is famous for using an analogue process that gives his films a unique, handmade feel. Instead of modern digital equipment, he shoots on a vintage 16mm Bolex camera, which requires him to wind the mechanism by hand every 25 seconds. He then hand-develops the celluloid film using a mix of chemicals and instant coffee, creating accidental scratches and flashes of light that make the footage look like a relic from the past. Finally, he records all the dialogue and sound effects separately after filming, layering them together to create an eerie, hypnotic atmosphere that feels completely different from a standard Hollywood movie.

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The technique takes a bizarre ghost-ship premise—anchored by stellar performances from George MacKay and Callum Turner—and spins it into a deeply atmospheric, visually striking trip that is entirely unforgettable on the big screen.

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​The critics say...

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"Like all Jenkin’s films, it looks extraordinary and the deliberately “tinny” post-sync sound only adds to the sense that you are watching something ancient, meaningful and quite magical." Kevin Maher, The Times

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"Though it’s about how we carry the past and what can be lost in a single generation, the film is never nostalgic or sentimental. It’s not Back to the Future. It’s terrifically atmospheric, thrumming with foreboding and dread." Deborah Ross, Specatot

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​ "A dreamy tale of loss and grief, death and resurrection, as well as a supernatural reverie about the mysterious relationship between the present and past—one in which the living are reborn as ghosts." Nick Schager, Daily Beast

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"It is an experience as moving as it is unnerving." Rafa Sales Ross, Little White Lies