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- BFI identifierN-491691
- Date2014 (Copyright)
- Production countryIreland, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Denmark
- Production companyCartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions, The Big Farm, Superprod, Nørlum, Bord Scannán na hÉireann, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages Conseil de l'Europe, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Centre du Cinéma et l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, VOO, Wallonia, Danske Filmværksted, Orange Cinema Series, Haut et Court Distribution, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje
- SynopsisAnimated adventure of Irish mythology. Irish lighthouse keeper's young son Ben and silent daughter Saoirse (who is part human and part selkie, magically able to become like a seal) are sent to stay with their grandmother in the city, to prevent Saoirse from getting into peril in the sea. The children make their way back towards home, however, as Saoirse is drawn to the sea where she longs to sing her song of the sea, which will heal and release all the faeries and an ancient king who have been turned to stone by the owl-woman Macha, whose grief at the loss of her son was so strong that she takes every opportunity to remove all feelings from the world, leaving living beings like statues. (Synopsis)
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- Credits
- CastDavid Rawle (voice of Ben)
Brendan Gleeson (voice of Conor/Mac Lir)
Fionnuala Flanagan (voice of Granny/Macha)
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Title
Song of the Sea (Original)
Category
Fiction- Collections
- Digital documentsBFI Southbank programme notes June 2015
available to view in BFI Reuben Library
- Song of the Sea
Work - N-491691 - 2014 (Copyright)
Ireland - Film - Fiction
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