'The Light Between Oceans': New Trailer Shows Michael Fassbender & Alicia Vikander's Prayers Being Answered

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In it, Fassbender and Vikander begin their epistolary courtship, get married and eventually suffer a tragedy after losing their baby at an extremely young age. Their prayers appear to be answered when a new one literally washes ashore near the lighthouse kept by Fassbender’s character, but you know what Teresa of Ávila said: More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones. Here’s the official synopsis:

“On a remote Australian island in the years following World War I, lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) and his wife, Isabel (Alicia Vikander), discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a two-month old baby. Rescuing the infant, they make the decision to raise her as their own but the consequences of their choice prove to be devastating.”

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Cianfrance previously directed “Blue Valentine” and “The Place Beyond the Pines,” both of which likewise dealt with heartbreak and parentage. Disney will release “The Light Between Oceans” theatrically on September 2.

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