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Ondine
Ondine

Ondine

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

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$12000000

Revenue

$1790061

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

05 March 2010

Country

Ireland

Cast

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Syracuse

Alicja Bachleda-Curuś

Alicja Bachleda-Curuś

Ondine

Dervla Kirwan

Dervla Kirwan

Maura

Alison Barry

Alison Barry

Annie

Marion O'Dwyer

Marion O'Dwyer

Nurse - Dialysis

Tony Curran

Tony Curran

Alex

Mary O'Shea

Mary O'Shea

Fish Co Op Worker

Gemma Reeves

Gemma Reeves

Draper's Shop Tracy

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Priest

Norma Sheahan

Norma Sheahan

Librarian

Brendan McCormack

Brendan McCormack

Fishery Board George

Emil Hostina

Emil Hostina

Vladic

Mark Doherty

Mark Doherty

Fishery Board Man II

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