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.
Directed by Neil Jordan
alcohol
mermaid
wedding dress
fishing net
selkie
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Colin Farrell
Syracuse
Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
Ondine
Dervla Kirwan
Maura
Alison Barry
Annie
Marion O'Dwyer
Nurse - Dialysis
Tony Curran
Alex
Stephen Rea
Priest
Norma Sheahan
Librarian
Brendan McCormack
Fishery Board George
Emil Hostina
Vladic
Mark Doherty
Fishery Board Man II
Crew
Neil Jordan
Director
Neil Jordan
Writer
Kjartan Sveinsson
Original Music Composer
Christopher Doyle
Director of Photography
Ben Browning
Producer
Neil Jordan
Producer
Ned Dowd
Executive Producer
James Flynn
Producer
Susie Figgis
Casting
Jamie Christopher
First Assistant Director
Judy Farr
Set Decoration
Mark Mottram
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
22 reviews
agathagog
5.0★ · 05/24/26
Male Gaze made this film very unsettling
Male Gaze made this film very unsettling
riley osmanoglu
8.0★ · 08/16/24
there is a severe lack of mermaid romance and idk who but someone needs to fix it
there is a severe lack of mermaid romance and idk who but someone needs to fix it
sof
10.0★ · 08/16/23
this just brought back my 2020 selkie phase...also might have rekindled some hope and dreams inside of me.
this just brought back my 2020 selkie phase...also might have rekindled some hope and dreams inside of me.
viv
6.0★ · 11/26/22
i liked the part where the fish fell in love with a man and joined his family
**romanian drug bust????? the FILTERS???**
i liked the part where the fish fell in love with a man and joined his family