The Secret of Roan Inish
– 10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Irela..
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 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..
03 Feb 1995
English, Irish
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John Sayles
Rosalie K. Fry (book), John Sayles (screenplay)
Jeni Courtney, Pat Slowey, Dave Duffy, Declan Hannigan
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.
1 win & 9 nominations.
Samuel Goldwyn Films