The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Adventure
Drama
Family
Fantasy
6.7 (89 votes)
1h 43m
Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- John Sayles
- Writer
- John Sayles
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $5,700,000
Cast
Dave Duffy
Declan Hannigan
Eileen Colgan
Fergal McElherron
Jeni Courtney
John Lynch
Micheal MacCarthaigh
Mick Lally
Pat Slowey
Richard Sheridan
Keywords
animal behaviour
animal human friendship
animals & nature
donegal
family history
family relationships
fishing boat
gaelic
gaelic music
grandfather granddaughter relationship
human becoming an animal
inishtrahull island
ireland
irish folklore
irish sea
island
isolated
legend
lost at sea
lost son
sea
seagull
seal (animal)
seaweed
selkie
storytelling
talking to animals
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