The Selkie's Lover

The Selkie's Lover

The Selkie's Lover

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The Selkie's Lover

"It is said that if a man possesses a selkie's skin she is forced to become his wife."

2013

0h 20m

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Fantasy

Romance

Mystery

Overview

A seal in water and human on land, the mythical selkie cannot return to their true home in the sea if their seal skin is stolen. In this modern adaptation a selkie woman trapped on land in human form, longing to return to her underwater realm, unwittingly falls in love with a young fisherman.

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Jason Langley

Niall Gunn

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Georgina Strawson

Marina

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Shirley Henderson

The Raconteur (voice)

Shirley Henderson

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Scott Christie

Archie (voice)

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Ed Boyter

Pictish Warrior

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