Ondine

Ondine

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

PG-13 2010 · 111 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Neil Jordan · Written by Neil Jordan

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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
Brendan McCormack Fishery Board George
Emil Hostina Vladic

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