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Bait

The view may be beautiful, but you can't eat it.

6.6(111)20191h 29m3

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • boat
  • fishing
  • fisherman
  • surrealism
  • cornwall, england
  • family relationships
  • flashback
  • cottage
  • black and white
  • drinking
  • tourism
  • cove

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Mark Jenkin

Produced in

United Kingdom

Gallery

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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.

Audience reviews

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/8/2024

    6/10

    "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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