A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
Acting
Jodie Foster's agoraphobic panic is unhinged brilliance.
Production
Real island location, real sea lions, zero green screen shame.
Practical Effects
Animals trained better than most child actors. Respect.
Director
Jennifer Flackett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The sea lion Selkie was played by four different animals, including one named 'Spud' who loved Abigail Breslin.
Based on Wendy Orr's 1999 novel, written while she recovered from a serious injury — the island isolation is literal autobiography.
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