"The Secret of Kells" is a feature animated film by Nora Twomey and Tomm Moore, a combination of fantasy and legend describing how "The Book of Kells", a masterpiece of European art came to life.
Synopsis:
Twelve hundred years ago an orphan named Brendan met Brother Aidan, the keeper of an extraordinary, but unfinished, book of illuminations. Aidan sets Brendan a great task, to complete the Book of Kells, which sees him called to a new life of creativity and imagination where adventure, danger and action await him. With the threat of invading Vikings all around and the help of Aisling, a mysterious young girl, Brendan faces his deepest fears to complete the task.
Regular distribution: from 11th until 29th December 2010 at Museum of Contemporary Art’s Art Cinema Metropolis
Official site: www.thesecretofkells.com