The Secret of Roan Inish

Overview

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.

Directed by John Sayles

Top cast

J

Jeni Courtney

Fiona

E

Eileen Colgan

Tess

Mick Lally

Hugh

John Lynch

Tadhg

P

Pat Slowey

Priest

Dave Duffy

Jim

Declan Hannigan

Oldest brother

R

Richard Sheridan

Eamon

M

Micheal MacCarthaigh

Schoolmaster

Fergal McElherron

Sean Michael

Brendan Conroy

Flynn

Frankie McCafferty

Tim

G

Gerard Rooney

Liam

Susan Lynch

Selkie

S

Suzanne Gallagher

Silkie's Daughter

C

Cillian Byrne

Jamie

L

Linda Greer

Brigid

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