Saved events

Islands (15)

— ,Cinemas
A man and a woman sit on the beach looking at each other with mountains in the background

A washed-up tennis pro is drawn into a mysterious world at the arrival of an English couple, in this slow-burn thriller, set against the scorching landscape of the Canary Islands. 

Tom (Sam Riley) drinks himself into oblivion by night, and gives half-hearted tennis lessons to tourists by day. After accepting the son of a sophisticated female guest, he finds himself spending more time with the parents. Soon, peculiar tensions rise and and a strange disappearance occurs. 

Sam Riley provides a career-best performance, whilst Dascha Dauenhauer's score brings the mood to a fever-pitch against dreamy landscapes and scorching unease in Jan-Ole Gerster's seductive new film. 

Tagged with: Cinema New releases

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) provides guidance to audiences, to help them choose what’s right for them and avoid what’s not. For guidance, please click here and type the film title into the search bar. 

Film information
  • Release year   2025
  • Country   Germany
  • Director   Jan-Ole Gerster
  • Runtime   1hr 43mins

Ticket prices

Standard
£14 *
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

Booking fees

£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.

These accessibility provisions are available for this event.

Audio described
Captioned

Cinemas

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.