The Secret of Roan Inish

Name: The Secret of Roan Inish
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1994-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 6.7

About The Secret of Roan Inish

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.

John Sayles's The Secret of Roan Inish is a 1994 fantasy film. Jeni Courtney appears as Fiona, Eileen Colgan as Tess, Mick Lally as Hugh, and John Lynch as Tadhg.

Released in May 1994, it runs 103 minutes. Written by John Sayles.

Shelv files it under ireland, sea, legend, and animal behaviour. In the United States it streams on Starz Apple TV channel. It scores 6.7 out of 10 from 103 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.

Song of the Sea, Moana, and War for the Planet of the Apes make useful companions to The Secret of Roan Inish, all filed under irish folklore and seal (animal).