The Vanishing
2018 · United Kingdom · 107 min
- Director
- Kristoffer Nyholm
- Screenplay
- Celyn Jones, Joe Bone
- Producer
- Gerard Butler, Maurice Fadida, Andy Evans, Sean Marley, Ade Shannon, D.G. Guyer
- Music
- Benjamin Wallfisch
- Cinematography
- Jørgen Johansson
- Editing
- Morten Højbjerg
- Production company
- Cross Creek Pictures
Cast
What it is about
Three men begin a six-week shift at a remote island lighthouse. The routine they expect to be quiet is broken when the sea delivers a discovery that tests their working relationship. Distrust grows as each man conceals something, and they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice.
How it was made
The project was announced in October 2016 under the working title Keepers, with Kristoffer Nyholm making his directing debut from a script by Celyn Jones and Joe Bone. Inspired by the unsolved 1900 mystery at the Flannan Isles Lighthouse, the film was financed by Kodiak Pictures together with Cross Creek Pictures. Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan and Connor Swindells lead the cast, and principal photography began in mid-April 2017 in Galloway, Scotland, with locations including the Mull of Galloway and Corsewall Lighthouse.
Reception and legacy
The film premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2018 and was released in the United Kingdom in March 2019. On Metacritic it holds a weighted average of 64 out of 100 from ten critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. The Rotten Tomatoes critics consensus praises its suspenseful atmosphere, evocative setting and strong cast, while noting its patient pace in unraveling the mystery.
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Trivia
A real mystery
The story is inspired by the 1900 disappearance of the Flannan Isles lighthouse keepers, a case that was never solved.
Real lighthouses as locations
Filming used locations in Galloway, including the Mull of Galloway, Port Logan and the Killantringan and Corsewall lighthouses.
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