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Song of the Sea

2014 · 94 min

A hand-painted watercolor dream that wraps you in gentle folklore and quiet sorrow, then lifts you toward a tender, tearful release.

Tagline
Let the song of the sea sway your heart...
Overview
The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • healing
Places
  • sea
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
family, animation, fantasy
Directed by
Tomm Moore
Written by
Will Collins
Starring
David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan, Fionnula Flanagan, Lucy O'Connell, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Colm Ó'Snodaigh
Music
Bruno Coulais
Runtime
94 min
Country
Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Denmark, United Kingdom, France
Languages
Irish, English, Galician, French

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