- Nine-year-old Matthew finds a key to a magical world at the bottom of his grandmother's garden where he encounters the mystical Shadow people.
- The Shadows is a fantasy/fairytale story about ten year old Matthew, a lonely young boy who moves to the countryside to live with his mother and grandmother. When Matthew explores the 'spiral' in his grandmother's garden (a strange structure built by his late grandfather) he discovers an entrance into the magical world of 'the Shadows' where he meets his new Shadow friends Yorrick and Alice and begins his great adventure. In this underground world it is Yorrick's job to guard an ancient crown which is being hunted by the menacing treasure hunter Alexander and his evil mistress Eldren The Witch, the greatest enemy of the Shadows. As the Witch's life force begins to dwindle and her desire for the return of her powerful crown intensifies, she sets her sights on poor Matthew who must do everything in his power to protect himself and his new friends.—Anonymous
- In a subterranean chamber, Matthew meets a Shadow man called Yorrick (Michael Parle). Yorrick is the guardian of an ancient crown and he brings Matthew on an adventure where he falls foul of a treasure hunter (Eddie Webber) and an evil witch called Eldren (Natalia Kostrzewa), the greatest enemy of the Shadows. Matthew is given a beautiful and gentle shadow guardian, Alice (Emma Eliza Regan), who watches over him and tries to protect him from danger.—Colin Downey
- The Shadows is inspired by a fairytale of the same name by George MacDonald. It tells the story of Matthew, a lonely young boy who finds a doorway into a magical world beneath his grandmother's garden. In a subterranean chamber, Matthew meets a Shadow man called Yorrick (Michael Parle). Yorrick is the guardian of an ancient crown and he brings Matthew on an adventure where he falls foul of a treasure hunter (Eddie Webber) and an evil witch called Eldren (Natalia Kostrzewa), the greatest enemy of the Shadows. Matthew is given a shadow guardian, Alice (Emma Eliza Regan), who watches over him and tries to protect him from danger.
Meanwhile, Matthew's mother Carol (Grainne McHale) frets about her imaginative son and enlists a local teacher Mr Gorman (Rob Bannon) to take the boy under his wing. Matthew takes a strong dislike to Mr Gorman at first but gradually a bond develops between the teacher and the boy. As her black heart is ever more consumed by evil, Eldren the witch travels from her icy mountain lair and materializes in Matthew's room to come and take his life force away. Matthew blows with all his might on a secret high frequency whistle to call the shadows to his aid but will the boy's new friends ever be a match for the dark magic of the witch?
The Shadows is the first in a series of fantasy films written by Colin Downey who is also developing an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Brave Tin Soldier with the Irish Film Board.
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By what name was Guardian of the Ancient Shadow Crown (2014) officially released in Canada in English?
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