Skellig (film)

Skellig known in North America as Skellig The Owl Man is a 2009 British fantasy drama film directed by Annabel Jankel and starring Tim Roth and Bill Milner. The screenplay by Irena Brignull is based on the awardwinning childrens novel, Skellig by David Almond, published in 1998.

Michaels mum wants to get rid of the old shed where Michael was exploring. Then the baby becomes sick once more and has to go back into hospital with a potentially fatal heart problem. Michael finds a girl called Mina Skye Bennett sitting on his wall and they become friends. While the baby is in hospital, the mum blames the dad for moving into the house. Michaels dad starts to drink and, late one night, goes to the shed and starts to thump it. He goes to look for matches Michael gets Skellig out of the shed before it ignites. Michael places Skellig in the woods while he goes to Minas house, where he shows her his burned hand. Michael and Mina take Skellig to what looks like a tall tower and this is when they see that Skellig has wings. They take care of Skellig and provide him with food. Mina and Michael hold hands with Skellig and fly mystically around in a circle. It is revealed that Skellig can perform magic as Michaels hand is cured.Michael talks to Grace, an old lady whom he talks to every time he is at the hospital to visit with the new baby. He promises her that he will come the next day to see her. The next day when the baby goes in for the operation, he goes to visit Grace, but she has died in her sleep the night before. He runs to Skellig and tells him to cure the baby as he did his hand. To prove that he can heal his baby sister, Michael jumps off the tower, only to be caught by Skellig. Skellig tells him to fall asleep while flying and he does. ........

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