this animated feature ( a co production between ireland and belgium and france ) deal with what be surely one of the odd subject ever for a movie represent the creation in the 9th century of a famous illuminated manuscript and the book of kells . in this fantastic retelling of that story and a prepubescent boy name brendan and living in a monastery rule by his uncle and a stern abbot who be worry prepare the defense of the abbey from the impend attack by the feared viking and must get into the forbid surround forest to find the material that a master illuminator name aidan need to finish the book . to do that task and in the forest he unexpectedly find the help of a friendly fairy name aisling . gorgeously and delicately draw by hand ( there be some computer animation in a few key passage ) in a manner that want to resemble both medieval and traditional celtic art and and with a very creative use of color and all sort of geometric shape and this film be relentlessly strange and but be a good strange and not of the off put variety but of the eye open sort . if one be to nitpick beyond some anachronism and like an african monk in 9th century ireland one would have to say that the blend of catholic mysticism with celtic paganism in this movie never really coalesce . and the comic relief be sometimes a bit too broad . that why i can not give them the high ranking . but these be minor problem with an otherwise delightful and superbly imaginative film .