Project Detail

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 project: 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

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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