ROSE OF NEVADA
Genre
Drama
Running time
114 minutes
Year
2025
Language
English
Subtitle
Arabic
Country
United Kingdom
Director
Mark Jenkin
Bio
Producer
Denzil Monk
Cast
George Mackay, Callum Turner, Francis Magee, Mary Woodvine, Edward Rowe, Rosalind Eleazar
Scriptwriter
Mark Jenkin, Mary Woodvine
Rose Of Nevada is eerie, poignant and the tides are treacherous in this mysterious, daring work. Having brought Enys Men to Red Sea Film Festival in 2022, Mark Jenkin returns with his unique vision in this trenchant time-travelling tale of eternal loss. Two of the UK’s most exciting young actors, George MacKay and Callum Turner, headline this story initially set in a forgotten Cornish fishing village. Nick (MacKay) is trying to fix the roof over his head when he signs up as crew on a mysterious trawler called Rose of Nevada. Liam (Turner) is the stranger who drifts into town and ends up on board. All however, is not as it seems.
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