The Son and the Sea

BAFTA-winner Stroma Cairns blends personal experience and threads of familial history to question how boys become men if there’s no one to show them the way.

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Credits

  • Director

    Stroma Cairns

  • Screenwriters

    Imogen West, Stroma Cairns

  • With

    Jonah West, Stanley Brock, Connor Tompkins

  • UK 2025. 102min

  • Courtesy of

    Studio Cloy

  • Languages

    English, British Sign Language

    With English subtitles

Access information

Intro / Q&A BSL interpreted:
Friday 10 October 18:20
Sunday 12 October 20:30
Sunday 19 October 17:15

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Introduction

A tender coming-of-age drama chronicling the lives of three very different young men, Cairns’ film is a quietly remarkable exploration of how loss, vulnerability and disability forge potent connections. Set in London and Northern Scotland, this tremendously naturalistic work, featuring a cast that came together organically through family ties, is a film of hope and positivity.

Jason Wood

Content warning

Contains scenes of drug use.

How to book

Tickets start from £10 for all screenings and events in London, with concessions available for many screenings. Booking information and ticket prices.

If you’re aged 16 to 25, sign up for free to BFI 25 and Under for a chance to get £6 tickets to all screenings and events (subject to availability).

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