ONDINE

Year: 2009
USA: Magnolia Pictures
UK: Paramount Pictures UK
Cast: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Alison Barry, Tony Curran, Stephen Rea, Dervla Kirwan, Tom Archdeacon
Director: Neil Jordon
Countries: Ireland / USA
USA: 102 mins
UK: 104 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for some violence, sensuality and brief strong language
UK Certificate: 12A contains moderate violence, injury detail and infrequent strong language
USA Release Date: 4 June 2010 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 5 March 2010


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Synopsis

ONDINE is the story of a simple fisherman, Syracuse (Colin Farrell), who when out fishing one day hauls in a beautiful and mysterious woman entangled in his trawler's nets. The motionless woman appears to be dead, but recovers and comes to before Syracuse's eyes.

He can't believe what he's seeing but with the help of his ailing, yet irrepressible daughter, Annie (Alison Barry), he starts to believe that the fantastical might be possible and that the woman, Ondine (Alicja Bachleda) might be a myth come true.

Ondine and Syracuse fall passionately in love, but just as we think the fairytale might go on forever, the real world intercedes. Then, after a terrible car crash and the return of a dark and violent figure from Ondine's past, hope eventually prevails and a new beginning is presented to Syracuse, Ondine and Annie.