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The Secret of Roan Inish is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Sayles released in USA on 3 february 1995 with John Lynch
The Secret of Roan Inish (1995)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 3 february 1995
Length 1h43
Directed by John Sayles
OriginUSA
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Mermaids in film, Children's films
Rating73%
The Secret of Roan Inish is a 1994 American/Irish independent film written and directed by John Sayles. It is based on the novel Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry, by Rosalie K. Fry.
It is centered on the Irish and Orcadian folklores of selkies—seals that can shed their skins to become human. The story, set on the west coast of Ireland, is about Fiona, a young girl who is sent to live with her grandparents and her cousin Eamon near the island of Roan Inish, where the selkies are rumored to reside. It is a family legend that her younger brother was swept away in his infancy and raised by a selkie. Part of the film takes place in Donegal.
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The story is told from the point of view of Fiona (Jeni Courtney), a young girl who is sent to live with her grandparents in an Irish fishing village.Actors
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