The Secret Of Kells (2009).
Part of the Tyneside Irish Festival
| Director: | Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey |
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| Certificate: | BBFC PG |
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| Format: | DigiBeta |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Ireland, France, Belgium |
This enchanting Oscar-nominated animation is a triumph of innovative hand-drawn techniques. The story begins in medieval Ireland, where 12-year-old Brendan embarks on a daring quest to defend his homeland against Barbarian invasion. To do this, he must find the crystal which will complete the Book of Kells - a legendary illuminated manuscript of the bible. This sets the scene for a magical adventure, during which Brendan must face Vikings and dangerous mythical beasts, while finding his way through an enchanted forest.
The Book of Kells is an Irish National Treasure.
Other films in the Tyneside Irish Festival:
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Film: Broken Song (2003)
17 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Irish Festival Film: A black and white documentary about the 'underground' rap scene in Ballymun and Finglas, Dublin. A film about music, redemption and the struggle to find and articulate meaning in an often chaotic world.
19
Film: Bernadette: Notes On A Political Journey (2011)
19 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Irish Festival Film followed by discussion. Documentary charting the story of Northern Ireland's Bernadette Devlin McAliskey's political journey. Her fight for civil rights is intermixed with socialism, Irish republicanism, anti-clericalism, feminism, general political impracticality and radical brashness. Combines archive footage and a series of intimate interviews conducted with Bernadette.
22
Film: Adam & Paul (2004)
22 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Irish Festival Film: A stylized, downbeat comedy, the film follows a pair of Dublin drug addicts through a single day, which, like every other, is entirely devoted to the business of scrounging and robbing money for drugs. It is tender and unsentimental and a testament to the persistence of the human spirit.