Selkie

Apr 5, 2000

1h 28m

★ 4.8

Overview

Teenager Jamie moves with his mother, sister and grandfather to an island off the South Australian coast where mum has a job running a marine research station. To his discomfort, Jamie discovers he's a "selkie" - half human, half seal - that explains the webbing on his hands and also why he changes completely into a seal as soon as he hits water.

Genres

Adventure

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

Bluestone Pictures

Australian Film Commission

South Australian Film Corporation

Showtime Australia

Selkie Trailers

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Cast

Jamie Duncan

Shimon Moore

Samantha

Chelsea Bruland

Alison Duncan

Mariana Rego

Dr. Iona Duncan

Celine O'Leary

Malcolm

Bryan Marshall

Loopy Laura

Elspeth Ballantyne

Gordon Harris

Edmund Pegge

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