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The Secret of Roan Inish
“Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.”
★ 6.7· 1994· 103 min· Popularity 1PG
AdventureFantasyFamilyDrama
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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Release Date: 5/14/1994
Runtime: 103 minutes
Languages: English, Irish
Director: John Sayles
Budget: $5.7M
Revenue: $6.2M
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Companies: Jones Entertainment Group, Skerry Movies, Peter Newman Productions, First Look Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Countries: Ireland, United States of America
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
seaislandlegendfamily historyfamily relationshipsseagullirelandstorytellingseal (animal)seaweedtalking to animalsfishing boatlost at sealost sonselkieisolatedgaelic musicirish folklorehuman becoming an animalirish sea
