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Ondine
The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe.
Genres
DramaRomance
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.
Details
Budget
$12000000
Revenue
$1790061
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
2010-03-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
325
Vote Average
6.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Brendan McCormack
Fishery Board George
Emil Hostina
Vladic
Mark Doherty
Fishery Board Man II
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