Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Denmark
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- fairy tale
- lighthouse
- folk music
- lighthouse keeper
- ireland
- swimming
- dog
- seal (animal)
- irishman
- folklore
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
David Rawle
Ben (voice)
Brendan Gleeson
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Lisa Hannigan
Bronach (voice)
Fionnula Flanagan
Granny / Macha (voice)
- Lucy O'Connell — Saoirse (voice)
- Jon Kenny — Ferry Dan / The Great Seanachaí (voice)
- Pat Shortt — Lug (voice)
- Colm Ó'Snodaigh — Mossy (voice)
- Liam Hourican — Spud / Bus Driver (voice)
- Kevin Swierszcz — Young Ben (voice)
- Will Collins — Additional Voices (voice)
- Paul Young — Additional Voices (voice)
- Directed
- Tomm Moore
- Written
- Tomm Moore, Will Collins
Production
- Studio
- Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions, The Big Farm, Superprod Animation, Nørlum, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
