Song of the Sea (2014)

Ben, a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world.

Director:

Tomm Moore

Writers:

Will Collins (as William Collins), Tomm Moore (story by)

Stars:

David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
David Rawle	...	Ben (voice)
Brendan Gleeson	...	Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Lisa Hannigan	...	Bronach (voice)
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Granny / Macha (voice)
Lucy O'Connell	...	Saoirse (voice)
Jon Kenny	...	Ferry Dan / The Great Seanachaí (voice)
Pat Shortt	...	Lug (voice)
Colm Ó'Snodaigh	...	Mossy (voice)
Liam Hourican	...	Spud / Bus Driver (voice)
Kevin Swierszcz	...	Young Ben (voice)
Will Collins	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as William Collins)
Paul Young	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

Saoirse is a child who is the last of the selkies, women in Irish and Scottish legends who transform from seals into people. She escapes from her grandmother's home to journey to the sea and free fairy creatures trapped in the modern world.

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Plot Keywords:

brother sister relationship | selkie | folk tale | sea | seal the animal | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild peril, language and pipe smoking images

Did You Know?

Trivia

An animated version of director Tomm Moore can be briefly seen in the background in the scene where Ben and Saoirse walk past the statue of Molly Malone.

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Goofs

When Granny finds the ghosts in the bin on Halloween, she threatens to call the police. Being Irish and living unmistakably in Dublin, she would not use the term police, but would instead threaten to call "the Guards" (or "Gardaí" in Irish), the usual term for police in Ireland.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bronagh: Come away oh human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand, for the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

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Crazy Credits

"Behind the scenes" wireframes and animatics from the production are shown beside the credits as they roll.

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Alternate Versions

In the cinema release, the words 'Feic Off' are written on a wooden door. On the UK Blu-ray release they have been removed.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 20 Best Animated Movies of the Last Decade (2020)

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Soundtracks

Get Away
by Bruno Coulais & Kila

User Reviews

ThIs deserved Academy Award

Amazing animated movie. I don't know how it didn't win Oscar. I mean Big Hero 6 is also good and cool animated movie but it just isn't better than Song of the Sea. Love the soundtrack and song of the sea is amazing.

Details

Official Sites:

directors official blog Official site [Japan]

Country:

Ireland Denmark Belgium Luxembourg France

Language:

English Irish

Release Date:

20 November 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Song of the Sea

Filming Locations:

Cartoon Saloon, The Maltings, Tilbury Place, James' Street, Kilkenny, Kilkenny County, Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

EUR5,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,910, 21 December 2014

Gross USA:

$857,522

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,190,884

Company Credits

Production Co:

Backup Media, Big Farm, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1