The Secret of Roan Inish (6.7)

Movie · 1994 · 1 h 43 min · 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.

Directed by: John Sayles

Starring Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, John Lynch, Pat Slowey, Dave Duffy, Declan Hannigan, Richard Sheridan, Micheal MacCarthaigh, Fergal McElherron

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