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Ondine

Ondine

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

20106.41h 51m

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.

Directed by Neil Jordan
Written by Neil Jordan
Produced by Ben Browning, Neil Jordan, James Flynn
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $1.8M

Top 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

M

Mary O'Shea

Fish Co Op Worker

G

Gemma Reeves

Draper's Shop Tracy

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Priest

Norma Sheahan

Norma Sheahan

Librarian

Themes & Keywords

alcoholmermaidwedding dressfishing netselkie

About Ondine

Ondine is a drama, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of alcohol, mermaid, wedding dress, fishing net, selkie. Directed by Neil Jordan, it stars Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Dervla Kirwan. 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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