An ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His family has just moved into an unfamiliar house, and his brand new baby sister has fallen ill. One day, while cleaning out the garden shed, he stumbles across something mysterious, a strange creature huddled in the corner; weak of body but strong of will. This is Skellig.
Acting
Tim Roth's craggy, weary tenderness as Skellig.
Cinematography
Gloomy British suburbia transformed into something enchanted.
Director
Annabel Jankel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Skye Bennett's film debut at age 13; she learned all her William Blake quotes phonetically because she didn't understand them.
Director Annabel Jankel deliberately kept Skellig's nature ambiguous in early scenes—Roth wasn't told if the character was angel, alien, or dying vagrant until the wing reveal day.
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