Ondine

On the coast of Cork, Syracuse is a fisherman, on the wagon, living alone. His precocious daughter, Annie, about 10, has failing kidneys. One day, a nearly-drowned young woman comes up in his net; she speaks oddly, calls herself Ondine, and wants no one to see her. He puts her up in an isolated cottage that was his mother’s. Annie discovers Ondine’s presence and believes she’s a selkie, a mythical seal turned human while on land. If this is a fairy tale, is there a happily ever after, or do the realities of alcohol, illness, and worse intrude, including Syracuse’s inveterate bad luck? As his priest tell him, misery’s easy, it’s happiness you have to work at. Any hope of that?
Rating: PG-13
Rating Explanation: Some violence, sensuality and brief strong language
Duration: 111 min
Directed By: Neil Jordan
Written By: Neil Jordan
Casting: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda and Dervla Kirwan
Music Composed By: Kjartan Sveinsson
Distributed By: Wayfare Entertainment, Irish Film Board, and Octagon Films
Produced By: Ben Browning, James Flynn, and Neil Jordan
Production Year: 2009
Date of Release: 2012-08-09
Country: Ireland | USA
Language: English | Romanian | French