“Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real.”
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
Written by Rosalie K. Fry, John Sayles
Produced by Sarah Green, Maggie Renzi
Box OfficeBudget: $5.7MRevenue: $6.2M
Themes & Keywords
seaislandlegendfamily historyfamily relationshipsseagullirelandstorytellingseal (animal)seaweedtalking to animalsfishing boatlost at sealost sonselkieisolatedgaelic musicirish folklorehuman becoming an animalirish seaanimal behaviouranimal human friendshipanimals & naturedonegalgrandfather granddaughter relationshipinishtrahull islandgaelic
About The Secret of Roan Inish
The Secret of Roan Inish is a adventure, fantasy, family, drama film released in 1994 exploring themes of sea, island, legend, family history, family relationships, seagull. Directed by John Sayles, it stars Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally. 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.