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Directed by | Jan-Ole Gerster |
Screenplay by | Jan-Ole Gerster Lawrie Doran Blaž Kutin |
Produced by | Maximilian Leo |
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Cinematography | Juan C. Sarmiento Grisales |
Edited by | Antje Zynga |
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Distributed by | Leonine |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | English |
Islands is a 2025 German film directed by Jan-Ole Gerster from a script he wrote with Lawrie Doran and Blaž Kutin. It stars Sam Riley, Stacy Martin and Jack Farthing. The film premiered at 75th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Special on 16 February 2025. [1]
A once promising tennis professional works at an island resort teaching tennis to holiday makers and filling his time with alcohol and brief affairs. [2]
The film is directed by Jan-Ole Gerster from a script he wrote with Lawrie Doran and Blaž Kutin. It is produced by Augenschein in co-production with German studio Leonine, which has German distribution rights. [3] The cast is led by Sam Riley, and also contains Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing and Dylan Torrell. [4]
Filming took place in Corralejo and Pájara on the isle of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands in 2023. [5]
In February 2024, Deadline Hollywood reported that the film was in post-production. [6]
Islands had its world premiere on 16 February 2025, as part of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlinale Special. [7] [8]