The Secret of Roan Inish

The Secret of Roan Inish

103 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | May 14, 1994

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.

The Secret of Roan Inish

103 mins | Drama, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | May 14, 1994

The Secret of Roan Inish
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Samuel Goldwyn Company, First Look Pictures, Jones Entertainment Group, Peter Newman Productions, Skerry Movies
Original title The Secret of Roan Inish
Directors Claire Hughes, Des Hughes, John Sayles, Peter McAleese
Writers Rosalie K. Fry, John Sayles

Cast

Jeni Courtney

as Fiona

Eileen Colgan

as Tess

Mick Lally

as Hugh

John Lynch

as Tadhg

Pat Slowey

as Priest

Dave Duffy

as Jim

Declan Hannigan

as Oldest brother

Richard Sheridan

as Eamon

Micheal MacCarthaigh

as Schoolmaster

Fergal McElherron

as Sean Michael

Brendan Conroy

as Flynn

Gerard Rooney

as Liam

Susan Lynch

as Selkie

Suzanne Gallagher

as Silkie's Daughter

Cillian Byrne

as Jamie

Linda Greer

as Brigid