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The Light Between Oceans

The Light Between Oceans

Love demands everything

20167.12h 13m

Overview

A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.

Directed by Derek Cianfrance
Written by Derek Cianfrance, M.L. Stedman
Produced by David Heyman, Jeffrey Clifford
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $26.0M

Top Cast

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

Tom Sherbourne

Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander

Isabel Sherbourne

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

Hannah Roennfeldt

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Septimus Potts

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Ralph Addicott

Caren Pistorius

Caren Pistorius

Adult Lucy-Grace

F

Florence Clery

Lucy-Grace

Anthony Hayes

Anthony Hayes

Sergeant Vernon Knuckey

Emily Barclay

Emily Barclay

Gwen Potts

Leon Ford

Leon Ford

Frank Roennfeldt

Themes & Keywords

australiabased on novel or bookmarriagelighthouselighthouse keeper miscarriagelost child1920swestern australia

About The Light Between Oceans

The Light Between Oceans is a drama, romance film released in 2016 exploring themes of australia, based on novel or book, marriage, lighthouse, lighthouse keeper , miscarriage. Directed by Derek Cianfrance, it stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz. A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.

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