Islands

2025 2h 3m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 58

ThrillerDramaCrime

Synopsis

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In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is unable to shake the feeling he has met her before. Tension and attraction grow, until her husband disappears, and the police suspect Tom.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sam Riley
Tom
Stacy Martin
Anne
Jack Farthing
Dave
Dylan Torrell
Anton
Agnes Lindström Bolmgren
Janis
Bruna Cusí
María
Pep Ambròs
Jorge
Fatima Adoum
Amina

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jan Ole Gerster
Writers: Jan Ole Gerster, Blaž Kutin, Lawrie Doran
Languages: English, German, Spanish
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, German, Spanish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jan Ole Gerster, shot by Juan Sarmiento G.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dascha Dauenhauer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Matthew Newman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sam Riley and Stacy Martin and Jack Farthing carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27796126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jan Ole Gerster directs. Juan Sarmiento G. behind the camera. Dascha Dauenhauer scores. Matthew Newman cuts. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, German, Spanish.

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1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, German, Spanish.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Jan Ole Gerster, shot by Juan Sarmiento G.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dascha Dauenhauer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Matthew Newman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sam Riley and Stacy Martin and Jack Farthing carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt27796126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Juan Sarmiento G.
Original score: Dascha Dauenhauer
Editing: Matthew Newman
Production design: Cora Pratz
Sound: Thomas Kalbér
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Islands (2025)

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Cranialrock2025-09-06
★ 6/10
good movie but this is not a thriller it is a drama
CinemaSerf2025-11-08
★ 6/10
“Tom” (Sam Reilly) is the stereotypical handsome tennis coach who spends his time at his Spanish resort teaching the well-heeled children of the tourists during the day and then boozing and womanising of the evening. Then he is asked to teach “Anton” (Dylan Torrell) by his mum “Anne” (Stacy Martin) and then introduced to her husband “Dave” (Jack Farthing) who seem inclined to befriend him. They dine with him and even take him on a tour of the island with them, before “Dave” goes awol. When she reports this matter to the police, they immediately begin to suspect that there is more to the relationship between “Tom” and “Anne” and that perhaps poor old “Dave” has been done in? Sadly, though this is quite a good looking drama, I found the story really quite lacking. Riley doesn’t really impose himself at all on the proceedings - indeed, I kept expecting Paul Bettany to appear instead, and neither Farthing nor Martin really make much impact either as this undercooked mystery fails to get off the ground and really only skirts around the themes that could have been better developed - especially that of the premonition that is hinted at at the start. It’s watchable enough, but I just felt a bit underwhelmed by it all.