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A Shine of Rainbows

2009 · 101 min

A gentle, heartfelt story of loss and belonging that unfolds slowly, offering comfort and quiet hope.

Directed by: Vic Sarin
Genres: Family, Drama
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, John Bell

Tagline: An abandoned child brings the colors of love into their lives.
Overview: An orphaned boy named Tomás is adopted by Maire O’Donnell to live on a whimsical Irish isle filled with new friends, secret caves and a lost baby pup seal stranded on the coast. But when Maire's reluctant husband Alec refuses to accept Tomás as his own son, the boy drifts down a fateful path of adventure and self-discovery, illuminating how rainbows can shine around - and within - us all.

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Directed by: Vic Sarin
Genres: Family, Drama
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, John Bell

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
identity
healing
parenthood
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
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Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: family, drama
Directed by: Vic Sarin
Written by: Catherine Spear, Vic Sarin
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, John Bell, Tara Alice Scully, Niamh Shaw, Jack Gleeson
Music: Keith Power
Cinematography: Vic Sarin
Runtime: 101 min
Country: Canada, Ireland
Languages: English

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