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title: "Rose of Nevada"
year: 2026
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fi1m_id: "rose-of-nevada"
imdb_id: "tt35674521"
tmdb_id: 1399525
wikidata_id: "Q132645632"
fi1m_score: 79
critics_score: 81
critics_reviews: 15
published: "2026-09-09"
updated: "2026-09-18T08:37:44.176506+00:00"
region: "MY"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Rose of Nevada (2026)

Directed by Mark Jenkin · 1h 54m · Mystery, Drama

## Identity

Rose of Nevada

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/rose-of-nevada
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** rose-of-nevada
- **IMDb ID:** tt35674521
- **TMDB ID:** 1399525
- **Wikidata ID:** Q132645632
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35674521/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1399525, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132645632

**Fi1m score: 79** · Critics 81 from 15 reviews

*In a sentence:* The catch is good; the decade is wrong

> Mark Jenkin’s Cornish time-slip tale is his handsomest and most watchable film, with a first hour that put us right on the deck. The middle drifts while it decides what its mystery is for, but the sea and the two men hold.

## Synopsis

In a Cornish fishing village that has been running down for decades, a boat that was lost at sea years ago drifts back into the harbour. The Rose of Nevada is patched up and put back to work, and two men with nothing better on offer, Nick Dyer (George MacKay) and Liam (Callum Turner), sign on to crew her. The first trip out goes well enough. Francis Magee, Edward Rowe, Rosalind Eleazar, Mary Woodvine and Adrian Rawlins are among the faces on the quay. Mark Jenkin writes, directs, shoots, edits and scores.

## Review

The Rose of Nevada is a fishing boat that was lost years ago, and at the start of Mark Jenkin’s third feature she comes back. She drifts into a Cornish harbour that has had no fleet worth the name since she left, and the village does the only sensible thing, which is to put her back to work. Nick Dyer (George MacKay) and Liam (Callum Turner) take the berths. They go out, they fish, and the trip goes well. What they come back to is the film’s business, not ours.

This is the most watchable film Jenkin has made and, for most of its length, the best. [*Bait*](https://film.one/tv/bait-2026) (2019) was a quarrel between locals and incomers told in silent-era close-ups; *Enys Men* (2022) was a woman, a flower and a standing stone, and dared you to find the story. *Rose of Nevada* has a story, with a beginning and a boat, and it spends a good hour earning the right to go strange. Where it slips is in the middle, when the mystery has been set and the film is not yet ready to say what it wants from it.

Jenkin shoots, cuts and scores the film himself, on 16mm, and the grain is the whole surface of the thing. Colours bleed at the edges, the image jitters as though the reel has been through the sea, and the sound is laid on afterwards, so that voices sit a fraction away from the mouths speaking them. Here it is the method: nothing on screen is quite where you left it, and the picture tells you so before anyone does. Felicity Hickson’s production design keeps the boat cramped and working, and Jo Thompson’s costumes carry a good deal of the telling once the story turns.

The fishing is the film’s best material. Jenkin gets in close on hands, rope, the winch, the catch coming over the side, and he holds there long enough that the work becomes work rather than montage. We felt the cold and the tilt of the deck. And when the men come up the quay after that first trip, we got a chill that had nothing to do with the weather, because Jenkin plays what they find flat, as a fact, and leaves us to do the arithmetic.

MacKay is the reason the second half holds. He plays Nick as a man who keeps his questions to himself, and Jenkin’s camera, which likes a face held still, gets a great deal out of him without asking him to explain anything. Turner has the showier task and is careful not to overplay it. The two men take what has happened to them differently, and the later stretch of the film is the distance that opens between them. Francis Magee, Edward Rowe, Rosalind Eleazar, Mary Woodvine and Adrian Rawlins fill out the village, and the faces are right; nobody looks bussed in.

That later stretch is also where we lost our footing, and then, for a while, our patience. Jenkin has decided not to explain the rules of what has happened, which is his right, but in the middle the film stops advancing and starts circling, and each circuit looks much like the last. There are scenes where the picture is telling a ghost story and the script a social one, and they pull against each other. Jenkin’s own score does more to hold the mood through this than the plotting does. At 114 minutes the film is not long, but it feels the length of a night at sea.

Underneath it is an argument about what happened to places like this one when the fish stopped paying, and the film is strongest when it leaves that in the pictures. It is Jenkin’s most generous film to an ordinary audience, and the generosity costs him a little of the strangeness that made *Enys Men* so hard to shake. See it in a cinema if you can; the grain that reads as sea air on a big screen reads as a faulty signal on a small one. Certificate 15, 114 minutes, and a boat worth the ticket before it does anything odd.

*Fi1m score 79, published 9 September 2026.*

## What the critics say

The reviews are uniformly warm and the spread is narrow: nothing below a qualified approval, nothing that reads as a rave without a reservation. Almost every critic starts with the look and sound of the thing. The grainy 16mm photography, the post-dubbed audio and the close attention to nets, boats and the labour of fishing are praised again and again, and several call this Mark Jenkin’s most accessible film so far, or his most ambitious, or his most genre-leaning; the descriptions vary but the admiration does not. George MacKay’s performance is singled out most often, with Callum Turner named alongside him.

The reservations, where they appear, cluster around the story rather than the style. The Playlist finds the narrative bumpy and convoluted in places, The Hollywood Reporter notes some mismatch between image and plot, and Empire calls the film baffling, though as a compliment. Nobody dissents outright.

## Straight answers

**Is Rose of Nevada worth watching?**

*Rose of Nevada* is worth watching for anyone with patience for a slow, strange Cornish mystery, and we scored it 79. The first hour of fishing and the two men on deck is the best material Mark Jenkin has shot; the middle circles for a while before it settles. See it in a cinema if you can, where the 16mm grain reads as sea air rather than a faulty signal.

**How long is Rose of Nevada, and what is it rated?**

*Rose of Nevada* runs 1h 54m. It is a mystery and drama film.

**Where can I watch Rose of Nevada in Malaysia?**

*Rose of Nevada* is not on any streaming or rental service in Malaysia at the moment. It is available in 3 other countries; change your country at the top of the page to see where. Availability is checked daily.

**How violent or frightening is Rose of Nevada, and is it suitable for children?**

*Rose of Nevada* is a UK 15, and its unease comes from what the two men come back to rather than from anything shown on screen. There is no violence to speak of in what the review describes, but the mood is uncanny and the film explains nothing, which will unsettle younger viewers more than frighten them. It is a film for adults and older teenagers who can sit with a mystery left open.

**How does Rose of Nevada compare to Bait?**

*Rose of Nevada* is the more watchable and handsome of Mark Jenkin's two Cornish fishing films, while [*Bait*](https://film.one/film/bait) is the rougher and angrier one, and shorter by a good half hour. *Bait* is a straight quarrel between locals and incomers told in hard monochrome; *Rose of Nevada* has a boat, a proper story and a ghost story underneath it. Start with *Bait* if you want Jenkin undiluted, and with *Rose of Nevada* if you want a way in.

### Reviews we read (19)

- **Little White Lies**, Rafa Sales Ross (4/5/5): Mark Jenkin’s third feature is a moving tale of personal versus communal sacrifice in a Cornish fishing village. The critic singles out the textured analogue cinematography and strong performances, especially George MacKay’s, for praise. [Read](https://lwlies.com/reviews/rose-of-nevada)
- **IndieWire**, Sam Bodrojan (85/100, inferred): The review hails the film as haunting aesthetic nirvana, a singular Cornish folk tale anchored by the performances of George MacKay and Callum Turner in its slippery time-unstuck narrative. [Read](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/rose-of-nevada-review-1235149749/)
- **The Independent** (85/100, inferred): The critic praises Jenkin as one of Britain’s most original filmmakers for crafting another 16mm gem that immerses viewers in the textures, sounds, and unease of the Cornish coast. They highlight how the film blends star performances into its haunting, time-bending narrative about identity and community loss. [Read](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/rose-of-nevada-review-callum-turner-b2962570.html)
- **Vulture** (85/100, inferred): The review celebrates the handcrafted, fable-like quality and captivating textures of the ghost story, noting how Jenkin's precise style builds emotional depth and an otherworldly aura around the time-travel premise. [Read](https://www.vulture.com/article/callum-turner-and-george-mackay-ride-the-rose-of-nevada.html)
- **The AV Club**, Monica Castillo (B+): The critic describes the lo-fi time-travel tale as an immersive mystery with an otherworldly 16mm visual style, praising how the performances ground the story of men unmoored from time. [Read](https://www.avclub.com/rose-of-nevada-review)
- **Empire**, Neil Alcock (80/100, inferred): Jenkin delivers another stubbornly analogue, baffling film about Cornish communities and the supernatural tension between past and present, with filmmaking that is the star of the show. The critic singles out the mesmerising shots and sensory impact that make the film one you can virtually feel. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/rose-of-nevada/)
- **Los Angeles Times**, Tim Grierson (80/100, inferred): The review calls the film transfixing and increasingly despairing as two fishermen's lives are altered by a cosmic misadventure. It singles out the eerie, disquieting design that slowly ensnares the viewer in its net. [Read](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2026-06-19/rose-of-nevada-review-george-mackay-callum-turner-mark-jenkin)
- **The Hollywood Reporter**, Caryn James (80/100, inferred): The critic finds the time-loop drama elegant and enigmatic, praising its haunting atmosphere, strong lead performances especially from George MacKay, and imaginative storytelling despite some visual-narrative mismatches. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/rose-of-nevada-review-george-mackay-callum-turner-1236354158/)
- **Time Out**, Anna Smith (4/5): Eerie yet entertaining time-twisting mystery rooted in fishing folklore that is Jenkin’s most accessible film so far. The critic praises the atmospheric analogue style, visual details and the blend of myths and mystery. [Read](https://www.timeout.com/movies/rose-of-nevada-review-2026)
- **Screen Daily** (75/100, inferred): Atmospheric time-travel tale that combines familiar genre tropes with Jenkin’s unique visual style and a resonant message of community. It is perhaps his most accessible film to date. [Read](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/rose-of-nevada-review-george-mackay-and-callum-turner-star-in-mark-jenkins-atmospheric-time-travel-tale/5208366.article)
- **The New Yorker** (75/100, inferred): The critic describes the film as an unapologetically preposterous ghost story told with unwinking seriousness and rigorous sense of place. Jenkin is praised for his attention to process and the tactile details of the Cornish fishing village setting. [Read](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-current-cinema/the-coastal-mysteries-of-romeria-and-rose-of-nevada)
- **Film Comment**, Imogen Sara Smith: The critic highlights the film's grainy 16mm visuals and close-up focus on the grueling work of fishing, which trap viewers in the characters' sensory and emotional experiences of grief and loss. It praises the unexpected supernatural twist and the film's unsettling answer to questions about reclaiming the past. [Read](https://www.filmcomment.com/the-spirit-of-the-place-dry-leaf-rose-of-nevada-levers-review/)
- **The Guardian**, Peter Bradshaw: Jenkin’s time-slipping ghost story about a lost trawler returning to a Cornish fishing village is an arresting, enigmatic drama steeped in loss, memory and coastal rhythms. The director’s distinct 16mm aesthetic creates an uncanny, dream-like effect that makes this another bold statement from the filmmaker. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/30/rose-of-nevada-review-mark-jenkin-cornish)
- **The New York Times**, Brandon Yu (Critic’s Pick): The critic finds the film richly textured and mesmerizing in its atmosphere. Jenkin is praised for his scuzzy, tactile cinematography and creaky audio that reconstructs filmic grammar in evocative ways. [Read](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/movies/rose-of-nevada-review-mysterious-voyage.html)
- **The Times**, Kevin Maher (★★★★☆): Jenkin’s most ambitious film yet follows two fishermen transported back to prosperous 1990s Cornwall on a time-travelling boat. It is magical and hard not to love, capturing Cornish life with a twist through its extraordinary premise and execution. [Read](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/rose-of-nevada-movie-review-callum-turner-george-mackay-qfgb6skcg)
- **Eye for Film**, Jennie Kermode (80/100, inferred): The review highlights Jenkin's refined impressionistic style focused on objects and present moments, grounding the time-slip mystery in human feeling and documentary echoes. It notes a sense of hope amid the psychological and temporal elements. [Read](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/rose-of-nevada-2025-film-review-by-jennie-kermode)
- **The Skinny**, Ben Nicholson (★★★★): The critic calls it a wonderful and ghostly film, a hauntological odyssey with an inexplicable time shift that creates an undertow of inevitability. It singles out the singular experimental style, post-dubbed audio, and painterly celluloid visuals that heighten the tension between the two leads' responses to being adrift in time. [Read](https://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-releases/rose-of-nevada)
- **Deadline**, Damon Wise (75/100, inferred): The film is a hypnotic study of mental disintegration and time-bending psychodrama that fuses elements from the director's prior works into a broader commentary on economic decline in Cornwall. It stands out as Jenkin's most genre-leaning effort yet, leaning toward horror while preserving his signature glitchy, hand-distressed visual style. [Read](https://deadline.com/2025/08/rose-of-nevada-review-mark-jenkin-george-mackay-callum-turner-1236501392/)
- **The Playlist**, Marshall Shaffer (B-): The critic sees it as a level-up for Jenkin with bigger stars and resources but finds the narrative bumpy and convoluted at times. They praise the visceral portrayal of the sea and masterful sound design. [Read](https://theplaylist.net/rose-of-nevada-review-mark-jenkins-level-up-with-george-mackay-callum-turner-is-a-choppy-but-compelling-ride-venice-20250830/)

## Details

- **Director:** Mark Jenkin
- **Director:** Mark Jenkin
- **Writer:** Mark Jenkin
- **Cinematography:** Mark Jenkin
- **Editor:** Mark Jenkin
- **Music:** Mark Jenkin
- **Production design:** Felicity Hickson
- **Costume design:** Jo Thompson
- **Producer:** Denzil Monk
- **Cast:** George MacKay as Nick Dyer; Callum Turner as Liam; Francis Magee as Murgey; Edward Rowe as Mike Bruffin; Rosalind Eleazar as Tina; Mary Woodvine as Mrs. Richards; Adrian Rawlins as Billy Richards; Mae Voogd as Emily Carroll
- **Runtime:** 1h 54m
- **First release (Italy):** 29 August 2025
- **Genres:** Mystery, Drama
- **Box office:** $1 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HafsUWXP3UM

## Where to watch in Malaysia

Not streaming, renting or buying in Malaysia at the last check.

Also available in: CA, GB, US. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country.

## If you liked this

- *Bait* (2019), Fi1m 84: Jenkin’s earlier Cornish fishing film, rougher and angrier, and shorter by a good half hour. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/bait.md)
- *Leviathan* (2012): A trawler documentary with cameras strapped to everything; the sea has never looked less friendly.
- *Kaili Blues* (2015): A Chinese doctor’s journey slips out of time mid-film, in one very long take.
- *The Edge of the World* (1937): Michael Powell on a Scottish island whose people are leaving; the same grief, older.
- *La Jetée* (1962): Twenty-eight minutes of still photographs about a man sent back to a memory.

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