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19941h 43mPGEnglish

The Secret of Roan Inish

Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.

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Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.

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DirectorJohn Sayles

Keywords

seaislandlegendfamily historyfamily relationshipsseagullirelandstorytellingseal (animal)seaweedtalking to animalsfishing boatlost at sealost sonselkieisolatedgaelic musicirish folklorehuman becoming an animalirish seaanimal behaviouranimal human friendshipanimals & naturedonegalgrandfather granddaughter relationshipinishtrahull islandgaelic
Budget$6M
Box Office$6M

Cast

Jeni Courtney as Fiona

Jeni Courtney

Fiona

Eileen Colgan as Tess

Eileen Colgan

Tess

Mick Lally as Hugh

Mick Lally

Hugh

John Lynch as Tadhg

John Lynch

Tadhg

Pat Slowey as Priest

Pat Slowey

Priest

Dave Duffy as Jim

Dave Duffy

Jim

Declan Hannigan as Oldest brother

Declan Hannigan

Oldest brother

Richard Sheridan as Eamon

Richard Sheridan

Eamon

Micheal MacCarthaigh as Schoolmaster

Micheal MacCarthaigh

Schoolmaster

Fergal McElherron as Sean Michael

Fergal McElherron

Sean Michael