Ondine
“The truth is not what you know. It's what you believe.”
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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Cast
13 people
Colin Farrell
Syracuse
Known for
The Lobster
Total Recall
Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
Ondine
Known for
Trade
Summer Storm
Dervla Kirwan
Maura
Known for
The Stranger
True Detective
Alison Barry
Annie
Also in
Echo
Marion O'Dwyer
Nurse - Dialysis
Known for
Young Sherlock
The Quiet Girl
Tony Curran
Alex
Known for
Your Honor
Underworld: Evolution
Mary O'Shea
Fish Co Op Worker
Gemma Reeves
Draper's Shop Tracy
Known for
The Tudors
Stephen Rea
Priest
Known for
V for Vendetta
Underworld: Awakening
Norma Sheahan
Librarian
Known for
Moone Boy
Handsome Devil
Brendan McCormack
Fishery Board George
Known for
The Woman in the Wall
Rebellion
Emil Hostina
Vladic
Known for
Fortitude
Utopia
Neil Jordan Director · Kjartan Sveinsson Composer Christopher Doyle Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $12M · United States release June 4, 2010
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,790,061
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Start Motion Pictures
Production
Wayfare Entertainment
Production
Octagon Films
Production
Little Wave Productions
Production
RTÉ
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production
Irish Film Board
Production
Ireland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Romanian
Release dates
Canada · September 14, 2009
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · June 4, 2010
Limited theatrical
Austria
December 23, 2010 · Digital
France
August 24, 2010 · Theatrical
Germany
October 6, 2010 · Theatrical
Greece
September 9, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
March 22, 2013 · Digital
Portugal
October 28, 2010 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 5, 2010 · Theatrical
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