Product Information
Syracuse (Colin Farrell) , an alcoholic fisherman makes a startling discovery that may or may not be magical in this drama from writer and director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME).Product Identifiers
ProducerNeil Jordan, Ben Browning, James Flynn
EAN5014437132734
eBay Product ID (ePID)80459403
Product Key Features
ActorColin Farrell
Film/TV TitleOndine
DirectorNeil Jordan
LanguageEnglish
Run Time100 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2010
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureIreland
ComposerKjartan Sveinsson
Production DesignerAnna Rackard
Additional InformationA man makes a startling discovery that may or may not be magical in this drama from writer and director Neil Jordan. Syracuse (Colin Farrell) is a fisherman who lives in a small town on the Southern coast of Ireland. Syracuse is an alcoholic, and though he's been sober for two years, most of his neighbours still remember him as a embarrassing drunk, while his ex-wife now lives with another man. Syracuse tries to scratch out a living from the ocean and help support his young daughter Annie (Alison Barry), who suffers from a serious kidney ailment, but good luck is rarely with him until one day, when he pulls up his nets and finds what appears to be a woman caught in them. To Syracuse's surprise, the woman is alive, and he brings her to shore. The woman is a mysterious and secretive type who doesn't want to tell Syracuse anything about herself or be seen by anyone; Annie proposes that she's a selkie, a mythic creature of the sea that can take human form when it falls in love with the right person. Syracuse almost believes that Annie is right, especially after good luck and good fishing begins coming his way after discovering her, but unfortunately the woman Syracuse has named Ondine (Alicja Bachleda) has certain concerns more pressing than the good fortune of her benefactor.
ReviewsTotal Film - A sweet, lyrical treatment of the perennial æwoman from the seaÆ myth, well acted and beautifully shot amid Irish coastal landscapes., Empire Magazine - Funny, whimsical and as warming as a big bowl of Irish stew., The Sun - Jordan shows he is still a great storyteller by keeping the audience guessing until near the end., Boxoffice Magazine - Ondine is injected with a heavy dose of magic and has a lot going for it: an endearing performance from star Colin Farrell, Christopher Doyle's evocative cinematography and a captivating [...] story.
ScreenwriterNeil Jordan
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorTony Lawson
Movie/TV TitleOndine
Director of PhotographyChristopher Doyle
Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence, injury detail and infrequent strong language