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DirectorJohn Sayles
Runtime1h 43m · PG
GenresAdventure · Drama · Family · Fantasy
Release1994-05-14
Film
The Secret of Roan Inish
1994· PG· 1h 43m· Adventure· Drama· Family· Fantasy
“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.
1994-05-14
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Key Crew
DirectorJohn Sayles
ScreenplayJohn Sayles
ProducerMaggie Renzi
Director of PhotographyHaskell Wexler
Original Music ComposerMason Daring
EditorJohn Sayles
Full cast & crew (17 cast · 27 crew)
Details
Released1994-05-14
Runtime1h 43m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosJones Entertainment Group · Skerry Movies · Peter Newman Productions
Budget$6M
Box office$6M
LanguagesEnglish · Irish
CountriesIreland · United States of America
Rating6.7/10 · 98 votes
Original languageen
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