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Directed by | Derek Cianfrance |
Screenplay by | Derek Cianfrance |
Based on | The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman |
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Cinematography | Adam Arkapaw |
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Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
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Running time | 132 minutes[6] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $20 million[7] |
Box office | $26 million[7] |
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,[8] where it competed for the Golden Lion.[9] The film was released by Touchstone Pictures in North America on September 2, 2016,[3] being the last DreamWorks Pictures film distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through their 2011 output deal.[10] The film was released in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2016, by Entertainment One Films.[4] It received mixed reviews and grossed $26 million worldwide.[11] It was also the final film to be released by Touchstone Pictures before it went defunct.
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