By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN?: Thursday 23 April, at BFI Southbank, opens 24 April 2026 FILM RUNTIME: 114 minutes

How would you feel if you went back in time 30 years and your partner and your child were no longer there but a couple who thought you were their lost son were pleased at your return?

• Read on for reasons including how this mystery of fishermen seemingly lost in time could be just the film to catch

Or if a woman and her young daughter thought you were the missing lover/father that they were delighted to have back?

Rose Of Nevada is the last of a Cornish trilogy by acclaimed filmmaker Mark Jenkin which is also a time travel film with a Hollywood duo as its stars with the potential to propel its creator to the mainstream.

In this BFI Southbank Q&A after a preview showing of the film Jenkin explains he uses a 1976 camera which requires winding up often by hand every 27 seconds or so, giving his cast often no more than 2 takes on a silent set with sound recorded after filming.

Jenkin is writer, director and cameraman and his style gives Rose Of Nevada a woozy, dreamlike quality where the mood can shift quickly from merely something’s-not-quite-right to hauntingly threatening.

The set up is that 30 years after the titular Rose of Nevada fishing trawler disappeared, it mysteriously returns to its old harbour in a small Cornish village. Two young men join the new crew, hoping to pull themselves out of hardship. But when they return to the harbour, the men realise they have slipped back in time.

There’s real attention to detail about the time jump with the food bank becoming a Post Office to underline the sense of community lost and Big by the New Fast Automatic Daffodils playing rather than the original choice EMF’s Unbelievable.

MacKay (The Caretaker, Old Vic) says: ‘It’s unique – you’re always aware that you’re in a fictional bubble.’

Turner adds: ‘Fishermen don’t know if they’ll come back, don’t know if they’ll find anything or when they’ll come back. They’re the last of the hunters and there’s a brutality to it which is why the pub opens at 3am to welcome them home.

‘You don’t know if it’s the beginning or the middle of a nightmare or a dream. That’s what I loved.’

Jenkin explains the film was his idea but came to life thanks to 1 of Nevada‘s stars and his partner Mary Woodvine who asked what if everyone’s not surprised that their boat returns?

Jenkin is clearly an instinctive filmmaker and explains it wasn’t until an audience member pointed out he was chronicling a dying community via out-of-date technology that it became clearer to him.

He talks about future film ideas almost always with a Cornish link even including a woman from the county on a roadtrip around America.

If you haven’t heard of Jenkin before but are interested in the mystery of fishermen seemingly lost in time this could be just the film to catch.

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