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The Secret of Roan Inish

  • 1994
  • TMDB 6.7/10
  • 1h 43m

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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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

  • Jeni CourtneyFiona
  • Eileen ColganTess
  • Mick LallyHugh
  • John LynchTadhg
  • Pat SloweyPriest
  • Dave DuffyJim
  • Declan HanniganOldest brother
  • Richard SheridanEamon

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