Ondine( 2010)

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The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe.

Overview

On the coast of Cork, Syracuse is a divorced fisherman who has stopped drinking. His precocious daughter Annie has failing kidneys. One day, he finds a nearly-drowned young woman in his net; she 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 is a selkie, a seal that turns human while on land. Syracuse is afraid to hope again.

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Colin Farrell
Syracuse
Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
Ondine
Dervla Kirwan
Maura
Alison Barry
Annie
Marion O'Dwyer
Nurse - Dialysis
Tony Curran
Alex
Mary O'Shea
Fish Co Op Worker
Gemma Reeves
Draper's Shop Tracy
Stephen Rea
Priest
Norma Sheahan
Librarian

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Thu Aug 20 2020

_**Arty Indie about a fisherman who finds a mysterious woman off the coast of Ireland**_ A fisherman from the Cork area of southern Ireland (Colin Farrell) finds an enigmatic female in the water (Alicja Bachleda) whom his handicapped daughter (Alison Barry) believes is a selkie, a being capable of changing from seal to human form by shedding its skin. What is the truth? Dervla Kirwan plays the ex-wife, Tony Curran the “stepdad” and Stephen Rea the guiding priest. Written & directed by Neil Jordan, “Ondine” (2009) is a lyrical coastal drama/mystery reminiscent of “The Seventh Stream” (20...