Hope Gap (2019)

A couple's visit with their son takes a dramatic turn when the father tells him he plans on leaving his mother.

Director:

William Nicholson

Writer:

William Nicholson

Stars:

Annette Bening, Bill Nighy, Josh O'Connor

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Annette Bening	...	Grace
Bill Nighy	...	Edward
Josh O'Connor	...	Jamie
Aiysha Hart	...	Jess
Ryan McKen	...	Dev
Joe Citro	...	Young Jamie
Sally Rogers	...	Angela
Nicholas Burns	...	Gary
Steven Pacey	...	Peter Widdecombe
Derren Litten	...	Friendline Man
Rose Keegan	...	Receptionist
Finn Bennett	...	Robbie
Nicholas Blane	...	Priest

Storyline

The intimate, intense and loving story of Hope Gap charts the life of Grace, shocked to learn her husband is leaving her for another, after 29 years of marriage, and the ensuing emotional fallout the dissolution has on their only grown son. Unraveled and feeling displaced in her small seaside town, Grace ultimately regains her footing and discovers a new, powerful voice.

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Plot Keywords:

husband wife relationship | reference to napoleon bonaparte | catholic mass | history lesson | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on William Nicholson's own life experience, when his own parents marriage broke down after 33 years.

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Goofs

Grace's British accent comes and goes.

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Quotes

Angela: I think there used to be three unhappy people, and now there's just one.

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Connections

Featured in The Late Late Show with James Corden: Annette Bening/Elle Fanning/Niall Horan (2020)

User Reviews

After 29 years of marriage they wonder where the Love has gone.

This is an English movie, set and filmed in the small city of Seaford, on the coast almost directly south of London. Just east of town are some white limestone cliffs and a spot there is called "Hope Gap", thus the title of the movie. It is a place the couple and their young son, now an adult, would often go, being a short walk up a hill from town.

Annette Bening, using the best British accent she can muster, is Grace and always reliable Bill Nighy is her husband of 29 years, Edward. He is quiet and non-confrontational, she is just the opposite and can easily be overbearing. Now an issue that has been building for some time, over a year, is coming to a head.

This is a good movie, perhaps my wife and I appreciate it more because we are of ages similar to theirs, and we have been married 28 1/2 years. You get into a routine, you know what each other likes and what each other's habits are. You don't really discuss "how is the relationship going?"

It isn't really amplified in the story but they mention that the two met 30 years earlier when he got onto the wrong train, often two single people will take that as an omen, "Fate brought us together." But that kind of thinking is dangerous and no substitute for getting to know someone really well before you decide that will be your partner for life. It looks like Grace and Edward would have each been happier if they had never met. Then pity the poor son who would never have existed!

We watched this at home on DVD from our public library.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hope Gap

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,978, 8 March 2020

Gross USA:

$104,732

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$846,180

Company Credits

Production Co:

Immersiverse, Lipsync, Origin Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color