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The Secret of Roan Inish
Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.
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.
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Mick LallyHugh
John LynchTadhg
Dave DuffyJim
Declan HanniganOldest brotherCredits
- Directed by
- John Sayles
- Written by
- John Sayles, Rosalie K. Fry
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5.7M
- Box office
- $6.2M
Production
- Jones Entertainment Group
- Skerry Movies
- Peter Newman Productions
First Look PicturesUnited States
The Samuel Goldwyn CompanyUnited States
Themes
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