Le secret de Roan Inish

Synopsis

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.

Release date

14 May 1994

Directed by

John Sayles

Runtime

1h 43m

Original title

The Secret of Roan Inish

Cast

JC

Jeni Courtney

Fiona

EC

Eileen Colgan

Tess

Mick Lally

Hugh

John Lynch

Tadhg

PS

Pat Slowey

Priest

Dave Duffy

Jim

Declan Hannigan

Oldest brother

RS

Richard Sheridan

Eamon

MM

Micheal MacCarthaigh

Schoolmaster

Fergal McElherron

Sean Michael

Brendan Conroy

Flynn

Frankie McCafferty

Tim