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Year (Jahr): 2025
Release Date (Veröffentlichungsdatum): 2025-03-28
Duration (Spieldauer): 100 min

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IMDB: 7.4 | Rotten Tomatoes: 96% | Metascore: 78% | TMDB: 7.2
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Director (Regie): James Griffiths
Actors (Schauspieler): Tom Basden, Tim Key, Sian Clifford
Writers (Drehbuch): Tom Basden, Tim Key
Title (Originaltitel): The Ballad of Wallis Island
Country (Land): United Kingdom
Original language (Original-Sprache): English

Charles won the lottery. Naturally, he decided the best use of that money is living alone on a remote island and treating his fantasies like a schedule. His master plan: bring the legendary band Mortimer-McGwyer back to the stage, by inviting Mortimer and McGwyer, the former lovers who still carry their past like luggage.

He sets up an exclusive private concert at his impressive island home. Sounds romantic, right? Sure. Then the harmonies start slipping. Old grudges get louder, conflicts stop being polite, and every heartfelt moment comes with a sharp edge. What should be a clean, feel-good comeback turns into controlled chaos that feels less like music therapy and more like a very expensive emotional trap.

If you like your indie drama with a dash of absurd confidence, this one’s for you.
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Charles hat im Lotto gewonnen. Klar, dass er sich dann eine abgelegene Insel nimmt und dort einfach nur wartet, bis sein Leben endlich nach eigener Regie spielt. Seine große Nummer: Die legendäre Band Mortimer-McGwyer zurück auf die Bühne holen. Also schleppt er die früheren Liebhaber Mortimer und McGwyer in sein Inselanwesen für ein exklusives Privatkonzert.

Spoiler: Liebe, Ego und alte Geschichten lassen sich nicht wie ein Ticket-Scan abwickeln. Was wie ein kitschiges Comeback-Programm startet, kippt schnell in Wortgefechte, Misstrauen und Emotionen, die sich selbst nicht mehr einholen. Kurz gesagt: Ein Insel-Trip voller musikalischer Träume und menschlicher Nebenwirkungen. Und ja, das Ganze ist überraschend gut im Tempo.

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00:00Welcome to Wallace Island.
00:01Can you take a bag?
00:02Oh, I'll grab this one.
00:03No, no, no, no!
00:04Could I get changed?
00:05I'm drenched.
00:06You are?
00:06Dame Judy.
00:07Dame Judy drenched.
00:09If you need...
00:09Critics and audiences agree.
00:11Maguire Mortimer.
00:12The reunion we've all been waiting for.
00:14The best movie at Sundance.
00:15I'm excited.
00:16We're literally playing one guy.
00:18Cheese.
00:19Oh.
00:19Is also the funniest movie of the year.
00:22I'm going down to the shop.
00:22Can you shut the door?
00:23Absolutely.
00:25No, I meant...
00:26Oh, my gosh.
00:27I'm so sorry.
00:28I'm not really used to having guests.
00:30Have you got, like, peanut butter cups?
00:32We have this.
00:33You could put it in a cup.
00:35Yeah, I mean...
00:36Yeah.
00:36Honey, give me your love.
00:38Give me your love to me.
00:39A hell of a serve you've got, you?
00:40I've no one to play with.
00:42Ah!
00:43See, this is the issue.
00:46I know you miss this.
00:48I miss our music.
00:50I've got all my wishes right here.
00:53This island.
00:53Give me your love to me.
00:54And your beautiful music.
00:57Wowzers in your trousers.
00:58Goodness gracious me.
00:59That's something else.
01:00I'm speechless.
01:00Well, you know.
01:01Oh, yes indeed.
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