Director and writer Angelina Jolie about the period setting: "I chose to set By the Sea (2015) in the 1970s, not only because it is a colorful and alluring era, but because it removes many of the distractions of contemporary life and allows the focus to remain squarely on the emotions that the characters experience in their journey."
Angelina Jolie has over a dozen tattoos all over her body, instead of being hidden by makeup, most have been removed in post production using CGI digital opticals and visual effects.
Filmed entirely on the small island of Gozo, which is part of the Mediterranean country of Malta.