The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)

6.7/10 • 103 min • Adventure Fantasy Family Drama

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.

Cast

Mick Lally

Hugh

John Lynch

Tadhg

Dave Duffy

Jim

Declan Hannigan

Oldest brother

Fergal McElherron

Sean Michael

Brendan Conroy

Flynn

Frankie McCafferty

Tim

Susan Lynch

Selkie

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