The Incomer
Taste attributes: comedydramateenromanceslowwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections
"Welcome to Auk Isle. Population: one too many."
Boxlist takeExpect a small-scale, slow-paced comedy-drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like patience over pace.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
On an Orkney isle, siblings Isla and Sandy survive by hunting seabirds, retelling the stories of their ancestors, and defending the isle from dreaded "Incomers". Their world is upended with the arrival of an awkward council worker who has come to uproot them from their homeland.
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- BFI
- Taste scores
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