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A Shine of Rainbows(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-10-01
65%
53 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
An abandoned child brings the colors of love into their lives.
Overview:
An orphaned boy named Tomás is adopted by Maire O’Donnell to live on a whimsical Irish isle filled with new friends, secret caves and a lost baby pup seal stranded on the coast. But when Maire's reluctant husband Alec refuses to accept Tomás as his own son, the boy drifts down a fateful path of adventure and self-discovery, illuminating how rainbows can shine around - and within - us all.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada,
Ireland
Budget: $6,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Octagon Films
Movie: A Shine of Rainbows
Top 6 Billed Cast
Connie Nielsen
Maire
Aidan Quinn
Alec
John Bell
Tomás
Niamh Shaw
Katie
Jack Gleeson
Seamus
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