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A Shine of Rainbows

An abandoned child brings the colors of love into their lives.

2009 · 1h 41m · PG Drama, Family
Directed by Vic Sarin

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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.

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Rotten

Hey, what's not to like about cute orphans, baby seals, sweet moms and gruff dads with hearts of gold? And rainbows? If your heart is going thumpety-thump at such a prospect, here is the movie for you.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten

A family film that risks drowning in its own syrup.

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

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