City Cinema: Rose of Nevada

Drama. 14A, language.
Dir: Mark Jenkin, UK, 2026, 114 min.
George MacKay, Callum Turner, Emily Daglish-Laine.

“A local discovers a little fishing boat washed up on a quiet harbour… And so the scene is set for a time-twisting fishing village mystery: one that may never be solved, but remains atmospheric and intriguing throughout. The Rose of Nevada was lost at sea 30 years ago, along with its small crew, in the days when the fishing village prospered. Now, its scant population includes those still deep in mourning, and those struggling to provide for their families, such as Nick. When Nick agrees to join a fishing trip on the newly-returned trawler, an ominous, superstitious sense prevails. But rather than not coming home at all, Nick returns in a different year: 1993, a few years before he was even born. With him in this time loop is his crew mate Liam. Rather than being greeted as strangers, they are each welcomed back as a former crew member of the Rose. While the opportunistic Liam accepts being taken for the partner of a local, Nick is understandably freaked out to be mistaken for the son of his neighbours: a man he knows to be long dead in the present day… Rose of Nevada is very much its own film. Rooted in fishing folklore, it muses on myths and mystery, on the loss of livelihoods and loved ones. Eerie yet entertaining, it’s Jenkin’s most accessible film so far.” —Anna Smith, Time Out