On The Sea

Directed by Helen Walsh, United Kingdom, 111 minutes.

Set against the rugged coastline of North Wales, Jack (Barry Ward), a lifelong mussel harvester whose world is defined by family, tradition, and duty is married to Maggie (Liz White) and expecting his son Tom (Henry Lawfull) to follow in his footsteps, Jack’s carefully ordered life begins to unravel when Daniel (Lorne MacFadyen), a charismatic drifter and deckhand, arrives in the village and awakens long-suppressed desires. As tensions grow within the family and the close-knit fishing community, Jack is forced to confront the truths he has spent a lifetime avoiding.