Project Detail

The Vanishing aka Keepers

Name: The Vanishing aka Keepers
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 101 mins

Synopsis

On an uninhabited island 20 miles from the rugged Scottish coast, three lighthouse keepers arrive for their six-week shift. As Thomas (Peter Mullan), James (Gerard Butler) and Donald (Connor Swindells) settle into their usual, solitary routines, something unexpected and potentially life-changing occurs when they stumble upon something that isn’t theirs to keep. Where did it come from? Who does it belong to? A boat appears in the distance that might hold the answer to these questions… What follows is a tense battle for survival as personal greed replaces loyalty - and fed by isolation and paranoia, three honest men are led down a path to destruction.

Details

Year: 2018
Type of project: Features
Running time: 101 mins
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm 1st Feature
Producer: Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Sean Marley, Jason Seagraves, Maurice Fadida, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel
Co-Producer: Alex Ashworth
Executive Producer: Brian Oliver, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Mickey Gooch, DG Guyer, Danielle Robinson
Screenwriter: Joe Bone, Celyn Jones
Principal cast: Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, Connor Swindells
Film Title Note: Formerly known as KEEPERS

Genre

Action Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mad As Birds

Suite 5
3 Marcher Court
Sealand Road
Flintshire
Wales
CH1 6BS

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Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

42 - 48 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7NB

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