The Secret of Roan Inish
"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.
Directed by John Sayles
Written by: John Sayles, Rosalie K. Fry
Produced by: Peter Newman, Sarah Green, Maggie Renzi
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