1994
6.7 (88 votes)
1h 43m
Genres
Adventure
Fantasy
Family
Drama
Production Companies
Jones Entertainment Group
Skerry Movies
Peter Newman Productions
First Look Pictures
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Skerry Movies
Peter Newman Productions
First Look Pictures
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
The Secret of Roan Inish
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: John Sayles
Director: John Sayles
Director of Photography: Haskell Wexler
Producer: Sarah Green, Maggie Renzi
Top Cast
Jeni Courtney
Fiona
Eileen Colgan
Tess
Mick Lally
Hugh
John Lynch
Tadhg
Pat Slowey
Priest
Dave Duffy
Jim
Declan Hannigan
Oldest brother
Richard Sheridan
Eamon
Videos
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) Trailer (VHS Capture)
