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Islands (upcoming film)

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Islands
Directed byJan-Ole Gerster
Screenplay byJan-Ole Gerster
Lawrie Doran
Blaž Kutin
Starring
Production
companies
  • Augenschein
  • Leonine
CountryGermany
LanguageEnglish

Islands is an upcoming 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.

Premise

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A once promising tennis professional works at an island resort teaching tennis to holiday makers and filling his time with alcohol and brief affairs.[1]

Cast

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Production

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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.[2] The cast is led by Sam Riley, and also contains Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing and Dylan Torrell.[3]

Filming took place in Pájara in the southern end of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands in 2023.[4]

In February 2024, Deadline Hollywood reported that the film was in post-production.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Zatyka, Franciszek (May 19, 2023). "Islands"-150833 "SAM RILEY, A TENNIS PLAYER TRAPPED IN A PARADISE RESORT". filmweb.pl. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 18, 2023). "Sam Riley To Star In Thriller 'Islands'; Augenschein Producing Amid Company Growth & Taste For Bigger Projects – Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Beilhammer, Marius (December 11, 2023). "Stacy Martin and Jack Farthing in an impressive film ensemble". Heidel-schmecker.de. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Fuerteventura's south becomes the backdrop for international cinema productions". Fuerteventurazeitung.de. October 21, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (February 15, 2024). "German Production & Sales Outfit Augenschein Sells Minority Stake To Erfttal Film As Company Ramps Up Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 25, 2024.