

Bait
The view may be beautiful, but you can't eat it.
Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbour. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy at the heart of the family changes his world.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- boat
- fishing
- fisherman
- surrealism
- cornwall, england
- family relationships
- flashback
- cottage
- black and white
- drinking
- tourism
- cove
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew Directors/New Films29 Mar 2019
- Theatrical (limited)NR31 Mar 2023
United KingdomGB
- Premiere15Edinburgh International Film Festival21 Jun 2019
- Theatrical (limited)1525+ locations30 Aug 2019
- Physical1520 Jan 2020
- Theatrical15ODEON cinemas6 Feb 2020
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP3 Jun 2026
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival9 Feb 2019
- Theatrical24 Oct 2019
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1530 Aug 2019
ItalyIT
- PremiereLucca Film Festival20 Apr 2019
New ZealandNZ
- Theatrical26 Mar 2019
PortugalPT
- PremiereIndieLisboa8 May 2019
RussiaRU
- PremiereNew British Film Festival3 Nov 2019
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Bait was released on 26 March 2019.
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CinemaSerf
6/8/2024
"Martin" (a competent Edward Rowe) is struggling to come to terms with changes in his tiny fishing village that have left him a bit adrift. His brother has decided that more cash can be made if they use their late father's boat for tourist trips and their former family home is now lived in by "Sandra" (Mary Woodvine" and "Tim" (Simon Shepherd) who compound his frustration by being considered interlopers. The photogra…
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