A Shine of Rainbows

Name: A Shine of Rainbows
Genre: Drama, Family

Canada, Ireland · 2009
Rated PG · 1h 41m
Director Vic Sarin
Starring Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, John Bell, Tara Alice Scully
Genre Drama, Family

In the 1960s, young, shy Tomás is rescued from his miserable orphanage life by a kind woman named Maire, who adopts him and takes him to live with her and her fisherman husband Alec at their island home. Tomás is happy in his new home despite Alec's coldness, but unexpected events threaten that happiness.

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Chicago Reader by

Modestly engaging despite several improbable, cornball moments.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Liam Lacey

Sincere performances and the beautiful gold-and-grey Donegal landscape can only go so far in A Shine of Rainbows, a family film that risks drowning in its own syrup.

Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

A sweet, good-looking film about nice people in a beautiful place, and young John Bell is an appealing performer in the tradition of the Culkins. Quinn and Nielsen are pros who take their roles seriously, and Vic Sarin's direction gets the job done.