The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer (Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden) back together. His fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.
An official selection of this year's Sundance Film Festival, THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND is only in theaters March 28. Starring Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden and Tim Key.
An official selection of this year's Sundance Film Festival, THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND is only in theaters March 28. Starring Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden and Tim Key.
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00:00You made it, okay?
00:02It's not like a harbour.
00:03It's sort of nature's harbour.
00:04Welcome to Wallace Island.
00:05No, no, no, no, no!
00:08Did you sell rice?
00:09My fire got wet.
00:10We've got pasta.
00:11Has to be rice, apparently.
00:13Oh, you've got rice pudding, look.
00:14Rice pudding definitely won't work.
00:16Well, not with that attitude.
00:17No, it won't.
00:18You know, it isn't the great Herb McGuire.
00:21Coming all the way out here without your roadies,
00:23which brings me up to the thorny issue of payment.
00:27Where will the audience be?
00:28You said there'd be a hundred.
00:29I said less than a hundred.
00:31Is it just you?
00:32Yeah.
00:33Right.
00:34I'm literally playing to one guy.
00:36I'm going to have to take out a restraining order.
00:38Can you shut the door?
00:39Absolutely.
00:41No, I meant...
00:42Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, Herb.
00:44I'm not really used to having guests.
00:46So, what happened with you and Nell Mortimer?
00:49When was the last time you played together?
00:51I'm quite a private person, to be honest.
00:53I know you are.
00:54But go on, what happened?
00:56Do you invite Nell?
00:57Yeah, she's with Michael.
00:58Michael? Who's Michael?
00:59Her husband.
01:00Oh, shit.
01:01In a good way?
01:02You knew I was coming, right?
01:05Yeah.
01:06Yeah.
01:08I didn't really listen to your songs back in the day.
01:10Is this my guitar?
01:11Yeah, I got that at auction.
01:12Oh, wow, you are a fan.
01:13My favorite is always McGuire Mortimer.
01:15Your music changed everything.
01:18Herb.
01:19He's gone to get his guitar.
01:20Oh, has he?
01:21Has he?
01:22Ah.
01:29Oh, no.
01:30That's lovely, isn't it?
01:31Just take it in, Charles.
01:32Take it in, drink it in.
01:33Glug, glug.
01:35Water, water everywhere.
01:36Can we just please appreciate this damn sunset?
01:45I know you miss this.
01:46I miss our music.
01:51A hell of a serve you've got in you.
01:52I've nowhere to play with,
01:53so the only thing I can practice is the old serve.
01:57Ah!
01:58See, this is the issue.
01:59Honey!
02:00You love the past, but it's gone now.
02:03You've ruined my life.
02:04I wish you'd stop saying that.
02:05One day, we might wake up hungover
02:07with two-thirds of Diddley's squats behind me.
02:09No!
02:10But we'll always have this island
02:12and your beautiful music.
02:15Wowzers in your trousers.
02:16Shh.
02:17Yeah, the waves.
02:18No, shh.
02:19Like, shut up.
02:20Don't say anything.
02:21Yeah.