Movie
The Secret of Roan Inish
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
- Release date
- 1994-05-14
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Jones Entertainment Group, Skerry Movies, Peter Newman Productions, First Look Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
- Country
- Ireland, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeni Courtney as Fiona
- Eileen Colgan as Tess
- Mick Lally as Hugh
- John Lynch as Tadhg
- Pat Slowey as Priest
- Dave Duffy as Jim
- Declan Hannigan as Oldest brother
- Richard Sheridan as Eamon
- Micheal MacCarthaigh as Schoolmaster
- Fergal McElherron as Sean Michael
- Brendan Conroy as Flynn
- Frankie McCafferty as Tim
Crew
- John Sayles - Director
- John Sayles - Screenplay
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