The Secret of Roan Inish
“Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.”
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.
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Jeni Courtney
Fiona
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Dave Duffy
Jim
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Declan Hannigan
Oldest brother
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Richard Sheridan
Eamon
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Fergal McElherron
Sean Michael
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Brendan Conroy
Flynn
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John Sayles Director · Rosalie K. Fry Author Mason Daring Composer
Worldwide gross $6.2M · Budget $5.7M · United States release May 14, 1994
Box office
Budget
$5,700,000
Worldwide gross
$6,160,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Jones Entertainment Group
Production
Skerry Movies
Production
Peter Newman Productions
Production
First Look Pictures
Production
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Studio
Skerry Productions
Production
Ireland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Irish
Release dates
Canada · May 14, 1994
Limited theatrical
United States · May 14, 1994
Theatrical
United States
February 3, 1995 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 25, 1997 · Physical
France
March 19, 1997 · Theatrical
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