Released Date:
1995-02-03
Languages:
English, Irish
Countries:
USA, Ireland
Runtime:
103 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (5861 Reviews)
Director:
John SaylesRosalie K. Fry (book)
John Sayles (screenplay)
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 he secret of Roan Inish.
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