The Isle (2018)

When their boat sinks, 3 men make it to an Isle they'll wish they had never found.

Director:

Matthew Butler-Hart (as Matthew Butler Hart)

Writers:

Matthew Butler-Hart, Tori Butler-Hart

Stars:

Conleth Hill, Alex Hassell, Fisayo Akinade

5 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Conleth Hill	...	Douglas Innis
Alex Hassell	...	Oliver Gosling
Fisayo Akinade	...	Cailean Ferris
Tori Butler-Hart	...	Lanthe Innis (as Tori Butler Hart)
Alix Wilton Regan	...	Korrigan MacLeod
Graham Butler	...	Jim Bickley
Dickon Tyrrell	...	Fingal MacLeod
Joe Bannister	...	Jacob MacLeod
Emma King	...	Persephone / Lorna
Ben Lee	...	Billy Innis
Louis Devereux	...	Drowning Sailor / Dead Sailor
Robert Parry	...	Dead Sailor / Mussell Picker
Paul Waddington	...	Dead Sailor
Flint MacCraig	...	Mussell Picker
Hughena MacPhee	...	Mussell Picker

Storyline

Set in 1841 on a remote island off the west coast of Scotland, a heavy storm causes a merchant ship to sink. The film opens with its three survivors rowing through a thick early morning mist, lost and disorientated. The fog begins to clear and The Isle appears before them. Abandoned except for four sole residents, an old harbor man, a farmer, his niece and a young mad woman, the isle is anything but welcoming. These people clearly haven't seen anyone from the outside world for some time and their reluctance to help the sailors back to the mainland is evident. Once rested, the three men are desperate to return home but the promised boat never appears. One of the sailors starts to question what happened on the island and why the people abandoned it so quickly. Through his investigation he discovers that every year around the same date a tragedy at sea would occur and young men from the island would perish. When his two shipmates meet with fatal accidents, the myth of a ghostly siren ...

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Plot Keywords:

scottish island | siren | ship wreck | ghost story | 

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Taglines:

Their song will haunt you.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The haunting songs on the soundtrack are sung by Faroese singer Eivor, who also sings on The Last Kingdom.

User Reviews

Nope, do not watch

My friend made me watch this because it was supposedly good according to RT, but we both regretted our choice very much. Visually, The Isle looks great. There is some nice scenery here and there. It isn't horror nor thriller, it stays slow and works on building the mood and remains slow throughout the whole feature. Way too slow for its own good. I'm all for building atmosphere, but there just isn't anything here. The story is subpar and the characters don't draw you in. There is clearly a lack of funds here, which doesn't bother me, but still, it shows and it hurts the overall production. The narrative is weak and the film as a whole feels flat and drab. The actors could definitely use an acting class or two. I give it a few points for the nice location, but that's it. We both did not like this movie at all and it made us sleepy, if anything.

Details

Official Sites:

1 Official Site

Country:

UK

Release Date:

22 July 2019 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Isle

Filming Locations:

Eilean Shona, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$325,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fizz and Ginger Films, Cleves Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1