The Light Between Oceans is a 2016 romance drama directed and written by Derek Cianfrance and based on the 2012 book of the same name by M. L. Stedman. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Rachel Weisz.
Synopsis[]
A lighthouse keeper and his wife find an infant girl adrift at sea and adopt her as their own. Years later, they find the girl's true parentage, forcing the two to face the harsh reality.
Cast[]
- Michael Fassbender as Thomas "Tom" Sherbourne
- Alicia Vikander as Isabel Graysmark
- Rachel Weisz as Hannah Roennfeldt
- Bryan Brown as Septimus Potts
- Jack Thompson as Ralph Addicott
- Caren Pistorius as Lucy Grace Rutherford (Adult Lucy Grace)
- Florence Clery as 4-year-old Lucy Sherbourne/Grace Roennfeldt
- Georgie Jean Gascoigne as 1-year-old Lucy Grace Sherbourne
- Elliot and Evangeline Newbery as an Infant
- Christine Foote as a Toddler
- Anthony Hayes as Vernon Knuckey
- Emily Barclay as Gwendolyn "Gwen" Potts
- Leon Ford as Franz Johannes Roennfeldt
- Thomas Unger as Bluey
- Benedict Hardie as Harry Garstone
- Jane Menelaus as Violet Graysmark
- Garry McDonald as William "Bill" Graysmark
- Marshall Napier as Mr. Couglan
Trivia[]
- This was the final movie released under the DreamWorks Pictures/Disney distribution agreement, as it expired shortly after the release of this film.
- It is also the only film in the agreement where Disney only handled North American distribution, and being under Storyteller Distribution Co. LLC. copyright.
- It is the most recent film to be released under the Touchstone Pictures label.
- Fittingly, this film and Touchstone's first film Splash both feature the ocean as a central theme.
Video[]
The Light Between Oceans Official Trailer
