The Light Between Oceans

Love demands everything

Set on a remote Australian island in the years following World War I, a lighthouse keeper and his wife discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a two-month old baby. Rescuing the infant, they make the decision to raise her as their own but the consequences of their choice prove to be devastating.

130 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12.
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Showtimes

I’ll always look up to you...

Credits

Cast	Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weiz, Florence Clery, Jack Thompson, Thomas Unger
Director	Derek Cianfrance
Screenplay	Derek Cianfrance, from the novel by M. L. Stedman
Music	Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography	Adam Arkapaw
Editing	Jim Helton, Ron Patane
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Soundtrack	Available
SA distributor	Times Media Films
Made in	2016
Produced by	Hedyday Films, LBO Productions, DreamWorks SKG, Participant Media, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for thematic material and some sexual content
Runtime	132
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 14 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith An underwhelming weepie.	10
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Verdiep jou in emosionele intrige.	5
Metacritic.com 26 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 72 critics	12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Light Between Oceans presents a well-acted and handsomely mounted adaptation of its bestselling source material, but ultimately tugs on the heartstrings too often to be effective.	12
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Deeply emotional, distressing drama not for faint of heart.	15
What the People say
Internet 38 Netizens Tugs at your heartstrings	15
Average .. 58%	12