This movie is truly coastal. It makes me want to jump in a curragh and set to the oars, fog or clear weather. Set on the coast of Ireland, the story blends folklore and real life to tell of a small boy carried away to sea by the seals in a wooden cradle, and his sister who finds him. There's plenty of coast and ocean, green islands with rocky shores, meadows of wildflowers, and a sky that changes and changes. The people speak with a way about them; the grandmother tells the girl "That's not your worry. Your shoulders are too narrow to carry that load." And when the silkie changes into a woman, well. It's worth watching. It's a wonderful story.
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