| Description |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2009. |
| Cast |
Aidan Quinn, Connie Nielsenm, John Bell. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Vic Sarin ; editor, Alison Grace. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Lillian Beckwith. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for some thematic elements, mild peril and smoking. |
| Summary |
A truly inspiring story of one ordinary family's extraordinary journey. An orphaned boy named Tomas 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 Tomas 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. |
| Note |
Special feature: So many colours : the making of 'A shine of rainbows.' |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Orphans -- Ireland -- Juvenile films.
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Adoption -- Ireland -- Juvenile films.
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Fathers and sons -- Ireland -- Juvenile films.
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Families -- Ireland -- Juvenile.
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| Genre/Form |
Children's films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Sarin, Vic, 1945-
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Quinn, Aidan.
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Nielsen, Connie, 1965-
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Bell, John.
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Beckwith, Lillian.
Shine of rainbows.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543700791 |
| Music No. |
2270079 Twentieth Century Fox |
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