The Secret of Kells
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by |
Tomm Moore Nora Twomey |
| Produced by | Paul Young Didier Brunner Vivian Van Fleteren |
| Screenplay by | Fabrice Ziolkowski |
| Story by | Tomm Moore |
| Starring |
Evan McGuire Brendan Gleeson Christen Mooney Mick Lally Michael McGrath Liam Hourican Paul Tylak Paul Young |
| Music by |
Bruno Coulais Kíla |
| Edited by | Fabienne Alvarez-Giro |
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Production
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Les Armateurs
Vivi Film Cartoon Saloon France 2 Cinéma Euroimages Fund of the Council of Europe EU Media Plus Program Media Programme of the European Community Canal+ CinéCinéma Classic Conseil Général de la Charente Conseil Régional de Poitou Charentes Piste Rouge Bord Scannán na hÉireann Broadcasting Commission of Ireland Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique Télédistributeurs Wallons Promimage Wallimage Tax Shelter ING Invest de Tax Shelter Productions Belgacom TV Kinepolis Multi |
| Distributed by | Gébéka Films (France) Kinepolis Film Distribution (Belgium) StudioCanal (UK & Ireland) GKIDS (US) |
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Release date
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Running time
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75 minutes |
| Country |
France Belgium Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $0.7 million |
The Secret of Kells is a 2009 French-Belgian-Irishanimated fantasy film animated by Cartoon Saloon that 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 directed by Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, produced by Paul Young, Didier Brunner and Vivian Van Fleteren, written by Fabrice Ziolkowski, distributed by Gébéka Films, Kinepolis Film Distribution, StudioCanal and Buena Vista, edited by Fabienne Alvarez-Giro and music composed by Bruno Coulais and Kíla. It stars Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Christen Mooney, Mick Lally, Michael McGrath, Liam Hourican, Paul Tylak and Paul Young. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Brendan, a young, curious, and idealistic boy living in the tightly knit community at the Monastery of Kells, is under the strict care of his stern uncle, Abbot Cellach. Cellach is obsessed with building a wall around the Abbey of Kells, in order to prevent Viking attacks.
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