Following on from our post from last week about The Book of Kells, we’ve just learned that the iconic tome is the inspiration for a new animated Irish film that was released last week in the Emerald Isle.  The Secret of Kells follows the story of a twelve-year-old orphan living in the Abbey of Kells who fends off serpents and bloodthirsty Vikings in his quest to help the newly arrived master Illuminator, Brother Aidan, with an important task. 

The film has been getting fantastic reviews on this side of the pond, though a U.S. distribution deal has yet to be announced. Disney’s Pixar films is speculated to have interest but in the meantime, you can click here to see a trailer.