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The Secret of Roan Inish

The Secret of Roan Inish

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 14, 1994

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

The Secret of Roan Inish

Production Companies

Jones Entertainment Group, Skerry Movies, Peter Newman Productions, First Look Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Director

John Sayles

Budget

$5,700,000

Revenue

$6,160,000

Description

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.