The Secret of Roan Inish

(1994)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 101 votes

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Drama

Year: 1994

Runtime: 103 мин

Country: Ireland, United States of America

Director: Джон Сейлз

Cast: Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, Джон Линч, Pat Slowey, Dave Duffy, Деклан Хэннигэн, Richard Sheridan, Micheal MacCarthaigh, Fergal McElherron

Plot

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.

10-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 washed out to sea in a cradle shaped like a boat; someone in the family believes the boy is being raised by the seals. Then Fiona catches sight of a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish and takes an active role in uncovering the secret of Roan Inish.