The Secret of Roan Inish
1994 · TMDB 6.7
Directed by John Sayles
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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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...
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- Runtime
- 103 min
- Released
- 1994-05-14
- Studio
- Jones Entertainment Group
- Country
- Ireland
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.7
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