

Ondine
2010-03-05 · 111 min · ★ 6.4
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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Production details
- Directors
- Neil Jordan
- Production companies
- Start Motion Pictures, Wayfare Entertainment, Octagon Films, Little Wave Productions, RTÉ, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
- Countries
- Ireland, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,790,061
Top Cast
Colin FarrellSyracuse
Alicja Bachleda-CuruśOndine
Dervla KirwanMaura
Alison BarryAnnie
Marion O'DwyerNurse - Dialysis
Tony CurranAlex
Stephen ReaPriest
Norma SheahanLibrarian
Brendan McCormackFishery Board George
Emil HostinaVladic
Mark DohertyFishery Board Man IITitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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