Sent to live with her grandparents in a quaint coastal Irish town, 10-year-old Fiona (Jeni Courtney) is fascinated by the village's rich folk culture--especially the local myths about a half-human, half-seal creature known as a selkie. Fiona becomes convinced that her supposedly deceased little brother is living with the selkies, and she travels to the beautiful, enchanted island of Roan Inish, where her grandparents once lived, to confirm her suspicions.
Directed by
John Sayles
Written by
Rosalie K. Fry (book); John Sayles (screenplay).
Starring
Jeni Courtney (Fiona); Pat Slowey (Priest); Dave Duffy (Jim); Declan Hannigan (Oldest brother); Mairéad Ní Ghallchóir (Barmaid); Eugene McHugh (Bar Patron 1); Tony Rubini (Bar Patron 2); Mick Lally (Hugh); Eileen Colgan (Tess); Richard Sheridan (Eamon); Micheal MacCarthaigh (Schoolmaster); Fergal McElherron (Sean Michael); Brendan Conroy (Flynn); John Lynch (Tadhg); Frankie McCafferty (Tim). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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