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The Secret of Roan Inish(1994)
Status: Released
Date: 1994-05-14
67%
88 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
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.
Languages: English, Irish.
Countries:
Ireland,
United States of America
Budget: $5,700,000.00
Revenue: $6,160,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Jones Entertainment Group
Skerry Movies
Peter Newman Productions
Movie: The Secret of Roan Inish
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mick Lally
Hugh
John Lynch
Tadhg
Dave Duffy
Jim
Declan Hannigan
Oldest brother
Fergal McElherron
Sean Michael
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