Despite attracting an international writer/director in Derek Cianfrance (THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, BLUE VALENTINE) and leading cast, the entire setting and even some of the shoot has remained in Australia, having been filmed in Tasmania and throughout parts of New Zealand. After a flat opening act that merely ticks jobs off its to-do list, as mentioned in the above synopsis, THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS almost instantaneously picks up and finds a place in the heart from the moment that baby is discovered, and in anticipation of the moral dilemmas you may feel are coming the way of Tom & Isabel. Suddenly, albeit finally, the screenplay develops into a multi-faceted and thought-challenging thematic exercise that reaches deep into viewers’ empathy and is compulsive to watch. Performances are very good in this wholly absorbing film, locations are certainly picturesque and this story which is ultimately about love and morality, the decisions we make for it and the consequences & sacrifices we suffer at the hands of it, will not be forgotten. 

Trailer 
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS

Viewer Discretion 
M- Mature Themes and a Sex Scene 

Moviedoc wishes to thank Claire from Entertainment One, Entertainment One and Cinema NOVA to the Screening invite of THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS. 

Review by Moviedoc 
“LIKE” on Facebook – Moviedoc 

©