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The Vanishing

The Vanishing

What's left when the light goes out?

20195.71h 48m

Overview

Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.

Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm
Written by Celyn Jones, Joe Bone
Produced by Gerard Butler, Andy Evans, Maurice Fadida
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Top Cast

Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

James

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Thomas

Connor Swindells

Connor Swindells

Donald

Søren Malling

Søren Malling

Locke

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Boor

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Kenny

Emma King

Emma King

Mary

Ken Drury

Ken Drury

Duncan

G

Gary Kane

Gherd

R

Roderick Gilkison

Galley Hand

Themes & Keywords

scotlandshipwreckaffectationlighthousebased on true storylighthouse keeper remote islandcuriousvanished1900scomplexanxiousfuriousadoringambiguousantagonisticaudaciouscomplicateddubiouseuphoricghoulish

About The Vanishing

The Vanishing is a thriller, mystery film released in 2019 exploring themes of scotland, shipwreck, affectation, lighthouse, based on true story, lighthouse keeper . Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm, it stars Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, Connor Swindells. Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.

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