The Secret of Roan Inish

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994 · 103 min · EN · PG · 6.6 (77 votes)
Dir. John Sayles · Starring Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, John Lynch, Pat Slowey, Dave Duffy · Music Mason Daring

Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.

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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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A quiet, windswept immersion in Irish myth and the enduring bonds of family. It feels like a whispered legend, a gentle uncovering of secrets by the sea, wrapped in a cozy, nostalgic embrace.

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