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Rose of Nevada is a 2025 British time travel drama film written, edited, composed and directed by Mark Jenkin. Starring George MacKay and Callum Turner, the film tells the story of a fishing vessel that was lost at sea 30 years ago, and mysteriously reappears in the harbour of a fishing village.
The film had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2025. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom by BFI Distribution on 24 April 2026.
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Plot
A Cornish fishing village is in a state of economic decline. Three decades earlier, when the village was thriving, the fishing vessel Rose of Nevada and its crew were lost at sea. The loss of the crew still pervades the village and the community has never recovered. One day, Rose of Nevada reappears in the harbour, shocking former businessman Mike, who once owned the boat. He decides to crew the boat.
Nick, a husband and father, is struggling to make ends meet and joins the crew to pay for a collapsed roof. Liam, an itinerant worker who sleeps rough at the docks, is also recruited by Mike. Nick and Liam are to be led by grizzled rent-a-skipper Murgey, an experienced sailor. Before Nick sets out, he is confronted by his senile neighbour Mrs. Richards. She and her husband are still grieving the loss of their son Luke, one of the original fishermen on Rose of Nevada, who committed suicide as a result of guilt over the loss of the boat. Mrs. Richards cryptically states that the boat was, indeed, completely lost, and hints that Luke's death was the cause. Confusing Nick for Luke, she warns him not to let the boat's crew dwindle.
