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The Secret of Roan Inish

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6.7/10 • 87

1994-05-14 • 1h 43m

AdventureFantasyFamilyDrama

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

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.

Directors
John Sayles
Editors
John Sayles

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  1. Jeni Courtney

    Jeni Courtney

    Fiona

  2. Eileen Colgan

    Eileen Colgan

    Tess

  3. Mick Lally

    Mick Lally

    Hugh

  4. John Lynch

    John Lynch

    Tadhg

  5. Pat Slowey

    Pat Slowey

    Priest

  6. Dave Duffy

    Dave Duffy

    Jim

  7. Declan Hannigan

    Declan Hannigan

    Oldest brother

  8. Richard Sheridan

    Richard Sheridan

    Eamon

  9. Micheal MacCarthaigh

    Micheal MacCarthaigh

    Schoolmaster

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5,700,000.00
Revenue
$6,160,000.00
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