ON THE SEA

Beautiful, sensual exploration of masculinity and desire in a remote fishing village

Feature   |  Helen Walsh   |  111 min   |  UK   |  2025
   |  Ketelhuis 3
 English  English subtitled

  Gay  Bi 

Jack has been married to Maggie for over half his life. He is working as a Hand Raker on the mussel beds in North Wales alongside his younger brother, Dyfan, and Dyfan’s three sons. Jack has always assumed that his own boy, Tom, will join the family business on leaving school, but Tom’s resistance to follow in his footsteps creates familial tension.

Tensions are further inflamed by the arrival of an itinerant deckhand, Daniel, who makes known his feelings for Jack. In this remote, rural community where life revolves around the church and fishery, Jack is faced with an impossible dilemma.

A beautiful, sensual and at times, tragic exploration of masculinity, place and desire.