The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)

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

★ 6.7 1h 43m Adventure · Fantasy · Family · Drama

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.

Director

John Sayles

Cast

Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, John Lynch, Pat Slowey, Dave Duffy, Declan Hannigan, Richard Sheridan

Country

Ireland / United States of America

Released

May 14, 1994