EIFF
World Premiere

On The Sea

18+
1hr 55 mins
Helen Walsh
Barry Ward, Celyn Jones, Danny Webb, Henry Lawfull, Liz White, Lorne MacFadyen

Premiere Status

World Premiere

Countries

UK

Language

English

Content Warning

Child abuse, Death and dying, Sexual contant, Violence

Run Time

1hr 55 minutes

Enhanced Access

No

Overview

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The humdrum contentment and daily routine of a married mussel farmer are thrown into chaos by the arrival of a mysterious stranger in novellist and filmmaker Helen Walsh’s beautiful, erotic love story set on the Welsh coast. With its elegant visual style, powerful performances and disarmingly frank script, this is queer cinema at its most candid, sensual and raw.

– Paul Ridd

Showtimes

The Venue

Vue Omni

Omni Leisure Building, Calton Square, EH1 3AU

The Venue

National Galleries Scotland: National, Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh

The Mound, EH2 2EL

The Venue

Filmhouse

88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ

The Venue

Cameo Picturehouse

38 Home Street, EH3 9LZ

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