Sales, finance and production outfit Protagonist Pictures will handle worldwide sales alongside Augenschein Sales for Jan-Ole Gerster’s thriller “Islands,” starring Sam Riley (“Control,” “Firebrand”), ...

[1]. He also won a Kermode for Best Actor 2007 for the film. Prior to his portrayal of Ian Curtis, Riley played The Fall frontman Mark E. Smith in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party ...

With a terrific performance by Sam Riley in the title role ... his career momentum grinding to a halt. The film begins in 1960, when he accepted an offer to stage one of his works for the ...

“With Sam Riley’s captivating performance at its core and Jan Ole Gerster’s masterful direction, the film explores the darker edges of desire and mystery against a sun-drenched backdro ...