The Secret of Kells (2009)
- Directed by
- Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, adventure film, children's film
- Country
- France, Belgium, Ireland
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 797 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young boy in a medieval Irish abbey helps a fairy girl protect a magic book from dark forces. He learns about courage and creativity while working with monks to illuminate the manuscript.
adventureatmosphericwhimsicaltendervisually lushmythicalcozygentle
What happens
The Secret of Kells is a 2009 animated fantasy drama film directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, produced by Paul Young, Didier Brunner and Viviane Vanfleteren, and written by Fabrice Ziolkowski. An Irish-French-Belgian co-production, led by the animation studio Cartoon Saloon, the film is about the making of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript from the 9th century. It stars Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Christen Mooney, Mick Lally (in his final film role), Michael McGrath, Liam Hourican, Paul Tylak and Paul Young. The Secret of Kells premiered on 8 February 2009 at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. It went into wide release in Belgium and France on 11 February, and Ireland on 3 March. It was distributed by Gébéka Films in France, Kinepolis Film Distribution in Belgium and Buena Vista International in Ireland. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Pixar's Up. The film is the first installment in Moore's "Irish Folklore Trilogy", preceding the films Song of the Sea (2014) and Wolfwalkers (2020). All three were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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