The Light Between Oceans (2016)

Directed by

Derek Cianfrance

Genre

drama film, war film, romance film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 1,431 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lighthouse keeper and his wife live on a remote island. They rescue a baby girl from a drifting boat and decide to raise her as their own. Years later they learn where the child really came from and must deal with the fallout of their secret.

melancholicslow-burnemotionaltenderbittersweetmorally complexbroodingatmospheric

What happens

The Light Between Oceans is a 2016 romantic drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and based on the 2012 novel by M. L. Stedman. An international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States, India and Canada, the film stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown, and Jack Thompson. The film tells the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who rescue an infant girl adrift at sea and raise her as their own. Years later, the couple discover the child's true parentage and are faced with the consequences of their actions. The Light Between Oceans had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2016, where it competed for the Golden Lion. The film was released by Touchstone Pictures in North America on September 2, 2016, being the last DreamWorks Pictures film distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through their 2011 output deal. The film was released in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2016, by Entertainment One Films. It received mixed reviews and grossed $26 million worldwide. It was also the final film to be released by Touchstone Pictures before it went defunct one year later after its North American release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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