The Lightkeeper

The Lightkeeper

95 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 21, 2026

The Lightkeeper is the story of a lighthouse keeper stuck in a cycle of grief and the three people who change the course of his life: the housekeeper who quietly yearns for him; the beautiful American war widow whose quest for closure ignites something in him; and the hard-line priest, who starts a battle of wills with a man who has nothing to lose.

The Lightkeeper

95 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 21, 2026

The Lightkeeper
The Lightkeeper is the story of a lighthouse keeper stuck in a cycle of grief and the three people who change the course of his life: the housekeeper who quietly yearns for him; the beautiful American war widow whose quest for closure ignites something in him; and the hard-line priest, who starts a battle of wills with a man who has nothing to lose.
Producers Téléfilm Canada, Screen Ireland, Sepia Films, Waterhorse Productions, ShinAwiL, levelFILM, WRAP Fund
Original title The Lightkeeper
Directors Vic Sarin
Writers Ciaran Creagh

Cast

Dominic Cooper

as Seamus

Sarah Gadon

as Edith

Sarah Bolger

as Maire

Aidan Quinn

as Father MacGabbhan

David Pearse

as O'Rathaile

Keith McErlean

as Paddy Joe

RaeAnne Boon

as Brigit

Jaden Rain

as Weeshie

Oisín Nolan

as Sean Dubh