
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanEnchants on every level: story, voice work, drawing and music. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniA transcendent work from Ireland's Cartoon Saloon studio that's almost wasted on kids. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea ChaseHand-drawn and steeped in Irish folklore, it is a profoundly moving experience rife with charm, wisdom, and beauty. |
| New York PostHaley GoldbergI was reminded, at times, of the painstakingly detailed beauty of “The Triplets of Belleville,” but Moore has a more ethereal, rounded aesthetic all his own. They don’t make movies like this anymore — except when, lucky us, they do. |
| Empire MagazineWill LawrenceVisually, this is an exquisitely composed film, and it teems with curiosities and compassion. If on occasion the story seems to wander, it arrives at an enchanting destination. |
| Good Times Santa CruzLisa JensenEvery hand-drawn frame of this movie is ravishing. You keep finding yourself reaching for the remote in the darkened theater, trying to pause the image so you can study every gorgeous detail. |
| The SkinnyJohn NugentFolkloric storytelling on a lavish canvas, it boasts some of the most astonishing animation in recent memory - every frame could be framed. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Robbie CollinThe colours, forms and emotions are individually familiar, but they're combined in ways that aren't quite like anything you've seen before. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabMoore is dealing with dark subject matter in playful and, at times, quite magical way. |
| Seattle WeeklyRobert HortonSong is absolutely dazzling in its visual presentation and not so thrilling in its conventional storytelling. |