ISLANDS
Jan-Ole Gerster / Germany, USA, UK 2025 / 120 min / Cert 15 / some subtitles
Tom (Sam Riley), a washed-up tennis pro, coaches tourists in a middling resort on Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. Drawn to the mother of one of his students, Tom agrees to show the family the island. However, when the father, Dave, disappears after a night of heavy drinking, suspicion falls on Tom and Dave's wife, Anne (Stacy Martin). With subtle, convincing performance, Sam Riley's Tom begins to discover a new world whilst the mystery deepens. Posing a growing unanswered question, with shades of Hitchcock and sly humour, this is film noir in blazing sunlight - thoroughly entertaining and engaging.