Grace and Edward have been married for 29 years. After a domestic dispute, Edward confides to his son Jamie that he is going to leave Grace because he is in love with someone else. The film shows how the three members of the family deal with the situation and the shock.
The project was announced on October 31, 2017, with William Nicholson directing and writing the story, and Annette Bening and Bill Nighy cast to play the husband and wife at the centre of the film.[3]
Pre-production began on June 11, 2018, with principal photography starting on July 10.[4] Filming occurred in Seaford, Sussex.[5]
Hope Gap grossed $104,732 in the United States and Canada[2] and $7,832 in other territories for a worldwide total of $112,564.[1]
Critical response
On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 64% based on 90 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Annette Bening and Bill Nighy are just about worth the price of admission, but Hope Gap lacks enough depth to really leave an impact."[10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[11]
