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The Secret of Roan Inish

6.719941h 43mPGMovieAdventureFantasyFamily

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…

DirectorJohn Sayles
WriterJohn Sayles
ProducersSarah Green·Glenn R. Jones

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Cast · Directed by John Sayles

JC
Jeni Courtney
Fiona
EC
Eileen Colgan
Tess
MLMick Lally
Mick Lally
Hugh
JLJohn Lynch
John Lynch
Tadhg
PS
Pat Slowey
Priest
DDDave Duffy
Dave Duffy
Jim
DHDeclan Hannigan
Declan Hannigan
Oldest brother
RS
Richard Sheridan
Eamon
MM
Micheal MacCarthaigh
Schoolmaster
FMFergal McElherron
Fergal McElherron
Sean Michael
BCBrendan Conroy
Brendan Conroy
Flynn
FMFrankie McCafferty
Frankie McCafferty
Tim

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The Secret of Roan Inish is streaming on Starz and Hoopla in United States, and available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies and YouTube. It's not currently on Netflix.

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