The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)

05/14/1994 (IE) • 1h 43m

Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,700,000.00

Revenue

$6,160,000.00

Keywords

sea

island

legend

family history

family relationships

seagull

ireland

storytelling

seal (animal)

seaweed

talking to animals

fishing boat

lost at sea

lost son

selkie

isolated

gaelic music

irish folklore

human becoming an animal

irish sea

animal behaviour

animal human friendship

animals & nature

donegal

grandfather granddaughter relationship

inishtrahull island

gaelic

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