| Release Date: | Jan 1995 |
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| Genres: | Fantasy / Family / Drama |
| Awards: | 1 win & 6 nominations |
| Runtime: | 103 min |
| Cast: | Jeni Courtney (Fiona), Pat Slowey (Priest), Dave Duffy (Jim) Declan Hannigan (Oldest brother) Mairéad Ní Ghallchóir (Barmaid) Eugene McHugh (Bar Patron 1) Tony Rubini (Bar Patron 2) Mick Lally (Hugh) Eileen Colgan (Tess) Richard Sheridan (Eamon) Micheal MacCarthaigh (Schoolmaster) Fergal McElherron (Sean Michael) Brendan Conroy (Flynn) John Lynch (Tadhg) Frankie McCafferty (Tim) Gerard Rooney (Liam) Susan Lynch (Selkie) Suzanne Gallagher (Selkie's daughter) Cillian Byrne (Jamie) Linda Greer (Brigid) |
10-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 washed out to sea in a cradle shaped like a boat; someone in the family believes the boy is being raised by the seals. Then Fiona catches sight of a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish and takes an active role in uncovering The Secret of Roan Inish. Written by John Oswalt.
