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‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ Trailer: Carey Mulligan Stars In The Musical Comedy Premiering At Sundance This Month

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND

If you were lucky enough to win the lottery, what would be something you’d do with the money? How about buying your own private island and paying your favorite band to reunite and do a show just for you? That’s the plot of the upcoming Sundance comedy The Ballad of Wallis Island, and for the lotto winner at the center of it, those plans don’t exactly hit all of the right numbers.

Starring Carey Mulligan, Tim Key, and Tom Basden, the film is based on a 2017 short film by Key, Basden, and director James Griffiths. Originally titled One for the Money, the film was retitled when Focus Features acquired the rights last year.  They have set it for theatrical release on March 28th, following its world premiere at Sundance on January 25th.

SYNOPSIS: 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.