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Main Stars: Michael Fassbender plays (Tom Sherbourne), Alicia Vikander (Isabella), Rachel Weisz (Hannah Roennfeldt) and Florence Clery as little (Lucy-Grace) I went into cinema looking for a lasting experience and got more than I bargained for as The Light Between Oceans set alight the big screen igniting emotions and morals of enthusiasts.

This film is a 2016 romantic drama based on the 2012 novel of the same name by M. L. Stedman. The movie has moral dilemma as the main focal area of attention that has the protagonist and antagonist battling conflicting emotions. This uplifting romance turned the cinema into a sad zone with this scenario of events.

“After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabella.

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