The Secret of Roan Inish
1994
Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.
Directed by John Sayles
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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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- Director
- John Sayles
- Written by
- Rosalie K. Fry, John Sayles
- Produced by
- Maggie Renzi, Sarah Green
- Composer
- Mason Daring
- Cinematographer
- Haskell Wexler
- Editor
- John Sayles
- Origin countries
- Ireland, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB
- 6.7/10 (95 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 95% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 80/100
- IMDb
- 7.4/10 (10,343 votes)
Cast
Jeni Courtney
Fiona
Eileen Colgan
Tess
Mick Lally
Hugh
John Lynch
Tadhg
Pat Slowey
Priest
Dave Duffy
Jim
Declan Hannigan
Oldest brother
Richard Sheridan
Eamon
Micheal MacCarthaigh
Schoolmaster
Fergal McElherron
Sean Michael
Brendan Conroy
Flynn
Frankie McCafferty
Tim
Gerard Rooney
Liam
Susan Lynch
Selkie
Suzanne Gallagher
Silkie's Daughter
Cillian Byrne
Jamie
Linda Greer
Brigid
