Ondine

Release Date: June 11th, 2010

Starring: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Tony Curran, Stephen Rea, Dervla Kirwan

Director: Neil Jordan

Writer: Neil Jordan

Studio: Magnolia Pictures

Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Runtime: 1 hour 51 minutes

The beautiful story, written and directed by Neil Jordan, “Ondine” blends the myth from Irish folklore with the reality of a modern Irish town, situated on the seashore.

The main hero of the story is Syracuse, played by Colin Farrel. He is a simple and lonely fisherman, who spends most of his days in the sea, spreading his nets. One day Syracuse does his work as usual, but to his great surprise finds a body of a charming woman in his nets. First he thinks, that she is dead, but a little bit later the stranger revives and opens her eyes.

The fisherman has no idea, who this mysterious woman is, where she came from and what to do with her. His daughter Anny believes that Ondine is a kind of mermaid from the Irish mythology, so-called “selkie”.

However that may be, Ondine becomes a significant person in the life of the family soon. Syracuse falls in love with her, and his feelings are mutual. Their idyll although can’t last forever. After a car crash the past of Ondine suddenly returns and the beloved are facing now another beginning of their story…

“Ondine” is a film about such human values as life, love, hope and believe in the impossible.

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