Ondine

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Ondine
Based on an old Irish myth and in some ways an adult version of Disney's The Little Mermaid, Ondine tells the story of an alcoholic fisherman who catches a naked woman in his fishing net. He takes her home and takes care of her, and she is works her way to acceptance by the locals, and by the fisherman's sickly daughter. Somewhere along the way the myth of the selkie and her longing to return home morphs into a real romantic drama, but is the story of the selkies really myth... or is heartbreak lying ahead?

103 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit
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Credits

Cast
Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwin, Alicia Barry, Stephen Rea
Director
Neil Jordan
ScreenplayNeil Jordan
MusicKjartan Sveinsson
CinematographyChristopher Doyle
EditingTony Lawson
Sound formatsDolby Digital
Made in2009
Produced byWayfare Entertainment, Irish Film Board, Octagon Films, Little Wave Productions, RTE

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageFairly frequent profanity, mild to moderate
NudityNone
SexInfrequent, but prolonged, moderate, strongly implied though not explicit
ViolenceModerate, several violent scenes, some intense though not explicit, some bloodiness
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyFairly frequent profanity
Drug abuseAlcohol use and abuse, drunkeness
CommentsNone
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Debashine Thangevelo quote iconSwept away by the tide of love
10
Die Burger
Amanda de Lange quote iconDie prent huiwer tussen drama en 'n sprokie
15
Cape Times
Michael Rechtshaffen quote iconHymm to redemption a gentle charmer
10
Box Office
Pam Grady quote iconA new mystic tale from the Emerald Isle’s
15
Metacritic.com
21 critics
13
Rottentomatoes critics
95 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconFlawed but charming, Ondine reaffirms writer-director Neil Jordan's gift for myth, magic, and wonder.
14

What the People say

Internet
3154 Netizens quote iconExplaining Happenstance with Mythology
14

Average .. 64%

13

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