At some point in the 19th century, two enigmatic men arrive to maintain a lighthouse, only to find themselves exposed to a series of mysterious events. Slowly, but surely, they begin to turn against one another.
As The Lighthouse barrels towards its shocking, stomach-splitting finale – waves crashing on rocks, gulls squawking ceaselessly in the peripherals – there can be no doubt that what we’re witnessing is something fiercely and deliriously original.| Read in full: The Lighthouse movie review We Love Cinema
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