The Legend of Longwood (2014)

A young girl moves from New York to a mythical village in Ireland.

Director:

Lisa Mulcahy

Writers:

Nadadja Kemper, Lisa Mulcahy (co-writer)

Stars:

Lucy Morton, Thekla Reuten, Fiona Glascott

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lucy Morton	...	Mickey Miller
Thekla Reuten	...	Lisa Miller
Fiona Glascott	...	Caitlin Lemon
Sean Mahon	...	Marc Dumonceau
Lorcan Cranitch	...	Lance Wicklow
Miriam Margolyes	...	Thyrza Dumonceau
Lorcan Bonner	...	Sean O'Haron
Brendan Conroy	...	Ben Saunders
Aaron Kinsella	...	Danny Miller
Scott Graham	...	Colin Wicklow
Stephen Cromwell	...	Norbert Tilly
Kathy Rose O'Brien	...	Hernanda
Anabel Sweeney	...	Chardonnay Lemon
Kate Gilmore	...	Lilly
Des Keogh	...	Cedric Higgins

Storyline

When 12-year-old Mickey Miller moves from New York to Ireland, she soon discovers a link between herself and the 300-year-old legend of the mysterious Black Knight, who regularly haunts the sleepy Irish village. With courage and a sharp mind, she sets out to save a precious herd of white horses and to thwart the evil plans of a greedy, ambitious woman.

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Plot Keywords:

ireland | courage | legend | knight | white horse | 

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Taglines:

An ancient mystery becomes a new adventure

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for peril, thematic elements and some mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Netherlands Ireland Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 2015 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

A Lenda de Longwood

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

€4,650,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fish Blowing Bubbles, Grand Pictures, Holland Harbour Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The inscription on the headstone in the crypt reads: "Lady Madolan Maidearen Fionnula Longwood du Moceau / 1739 / One was born, one has died / One was grieved, the faithful denied / One was taken ne'er to be found / One will be haunting this sacred ground"

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Quotes

Sean: You Americans! You come to Ireland and you see ghosts and fairies. What'll be next, leprechauns?

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, scenes outlining the further fate of the main characters are shown.

User Reviews

How predictable….

Oh dear. Yet another film about a 'plucky, clever' American child/woman finding herself in 'Oirland' - popping back and forth between the 'fairy world' and the real; it has something to do with horses (presumably to attract teenage girls?). As usual, the director has little idea about Ireland (I mean the real country, with its myriad traditions and its imagery) and has invented 'Ireland', which is populated by gawms and stereotypes and always looks curiously like the American version of … England, only with funny accents.

Americans sans passports will love the film, as it will reinforce their skewed perspective of just about any other country.

The only plus I can think of is that parts of it were filmed in Ireland and presumably lined the pockets of a few locals.