The Secret of Roan Inish

May 14, 1994

1h 43m

★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Family

Drama

Production Companies

Jones Entertainment Group

Skerry Movies

Peter Newman Productions

First Look Pictures

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

The Secret of Roan Inish Trailers

Cast

Fiona

Jeni Courtney

Tess

Eileen Colgan

Hugh

Mick Lally

Tadhg

John Lynch

Priest

Pat Slowey

Jim

Dave Duffy

Oldest brother

Declan Hannigan

Eamon

Richard Sheridan

Schoolmaster

Micheal MacCarthaigh

Sean Michael

Fergal McElherron

Flynn

Brendan Conroy

Tim

Frankie McCafferty

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