Ondine

Ondine

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

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Release Date

3/5/2010

Runtime

111 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$1,790,061

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A tender, quietly magical film about a broken man who finds unexpected connection through a mysterious woman and his daughter's stubborn belief in wonder. It moves at the pace of Irish rain and asks whether healing is possible when you're afraid to hope.

Mood

WistfulRomanticBittersweetContemplativeHopeful

Themes

LoveFamilyGriefRedemptionIsolation

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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