Sunday evening sees the TV screeening of a great feature film co-written by Isle of Wight writer and actor, Joe Bone.
The Vanishing, co-written by Joe and Celyn Jones, is a crime mystery set on a remote island in Scotland, inspired by the true story known as the ‘Flannan Isle Mystery’, which saw the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in 1900.
It’s a very powerfully performed, intimate piece, perhaps inspired at some level by the classic adventure The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Impressive cast
Joe and Celyn ‘s film features Peter Mullan, Gerard Butler and Connor Swindells, who play the lighthouse keepers, as well as Soren Malling (The Killing), Olafur Olafsson (The Missing) and Gary Lewis (Billy Elliot). Not to mention a trunk of gold!
When it was first released, The Vanishing was given a magnificent 4/5 stars by The Times.
The movie is phenomenally well-made and the three actors who fall apart on our watch suffer magnificently. David Edelstein, Vulture
You might remember/recognise Joe from his fantastic one-man show, Bane, which toured the world. Or perhaps from his appearance in the hit TV drama, Castles in the Sky.
Where and when
You can watch The Vanishing on Channel 4 from 11pm on Sunday 28th November 2021.
Our apologies to those reading the newsletter on Monday morning, I only found out about this screening on Sunday afternoon. You can still watch it for six days via the Channel Four Website.
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Article edit
9.45am 29th Nov 2021 – Link to watch again added
