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The Lifeboat

Synopsis

A young newlywed-turned-widow stands trial in 1914 for murder. The story recounts how, with the help of her new husband, she survived the sinking of the Empress, a transatlantic ocean liner. She finds herself on a lifeboat, only to discover there are too many people on board, leading to a moral crisis as to who stays and who has to go.

Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Features
Director
Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Liza Chasin, Suzan Bymel, Ben Forkner, Anne Hathaway
Executive Producer
William Broyles Jr.
Screenwriter
William Broyles Jr. (screenplay), Charlotte Rogan (novel)
Principal cast
Anne Hathaway

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Pre-production

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

Film 360 (US), Focus Features (US), Working Title Films (UK)

Working Title Films

26 Aybrook Street
London
W1U 4AN

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