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Skellig

Synopsis

When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world suddenly seems lonely and uncertain. Then, one afternoon he stumbles into the old ramshackle garage at the end of the garden, and finds something that will change his world forever.

Skellig is a strange and extraordinary creature, as ancient as the earth and now intent on a life of nothing and nobody. With his new friend Mina who teaches him to look at the world through different eyes, Michael nourishes the reluctant Skellig back to health, while his parents are preoccupied with this baby sister lying in hospital. When Micheal realises that Skellig may have much more power than he would ever admit to, he knows he has to give Skellig back faith in his own power to heal, before it is too late.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 mins
Format
HD
Director
AJ Jankel
Producer
Sarah Conroy, Michael Henry, Linda James, Elaine Pyke
Editor
Peter Christelis
Screenwriter
Irena Brignull
Director of Photography
Steve Lawes
Production Designer
Maurice Caine
Principal cast
Tim Roth, Kelly Macdonald, Bill Milner, John Simm

Genre

Children’s Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Feel Films

Taking A Line For A Walk

www.feelfilms.co.uk

Sales Company

Velvet Octopus

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