The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
14/05/1994
Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama
1h 43m
- 67% (88 votes)
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Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.
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.
- John SaylesDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5,700,000
Revenue
$6,160,000
Keywords
- sea
- island
- legend
- family history
- family relationships
- seagull
- ireland
- storytelling
- seal (animal)
- seaweed
- talking to animals
- fishing boat
- lost at sea
- lost son
- selkie
- isolated
- gaelic music
- irish folklore
- human becoming an animal
- irish sea
- animal behaviour
- animal human friendship
- animals & nature
- donegal
- grandfather granddaughter relationship
- inishtrahull island
- gaelic
Top Billed 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
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