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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Fiona
Eileen Colgan
Tess
Mick Lally
Hugh
John Lynch
Tadhg
Pat Slowey
Priest
Dave Duffy
Jim
Declan Hannigan
Oldest brother
Richard Sheridan
Eamon
Micheal MacCarthaigh
Schoolmaster
Fergal McElherron
Sean Michael
Director
John Sayles
Screenplay
John Sayles
Tagline
"Between land and sea there is a place where myths are real."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$5,700,000
Revenue
$6,160,000
Production
Jones Entertainment Group, Skerry Movies, Peter Newman Productions, First Look Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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