Where was The Light Between Oceans filmed?
2016 film directed by Derek Cianfrance
The Light Between Oceans (2016) was filmed in Dunedin, Otago Peninsula, Stanley, Port Chalmers, St Bathans, Cape Campbell Lighthouse and 3 more places, 9 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in New Zealand, Australia. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Australia, New Zealand. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 9 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Dunedin
🇳🇿 New Zealand
city in New Zealand's South Island
“Filming sites included the former Dunedin Prison in Dunedin and Stuart Street at the former King Edward Technical College building.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Port Chalmers
🇳🇿 New Zealand
town in New Zealand
“Parts of 2016 drama The Light Between Oceans starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weisz was filmed here in 2014, notably the bookshop and haberdashery scenes.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Otago Peninsula
🇳🇿 New Zealand
peninsula in New Zealand
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🏙 Towns & cities
St Bathans
🇳🇿 New Zealand
locality in Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealand
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Cape Campbell Lighthouse
🇳🇿 New Zealand
lighthouse in New Zealand
“It featured in the 2016 film The Light Between Oceans.” Wikipedia
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🛣 Streets & squares
Stuart Street
🇳🇿 New Zealand
street in Dunedin, New Zealand
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
King Edward Technical College
🇳🇿 New Zealand
school in Dunedin, New Zealand
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🛣 Streets & squares
Pleasant Point Museum and Railway
🇳🇿 New Zealand
railway and museum in New Zealand
“Footage aboard a steam train was filmed in October inside a refurbished wooden "bird cage" passenger carriage from the Pleasant Point Railway in South Canterbury.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Stanley
🇦🇺 Australia
town in Tasmania, Australia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Australia, New Zealand, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: Australia · New Zealand
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Light Between Oceans have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 9 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.