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| The Secret of Roan Inish | |
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| Directed by | John Sayles |
| Screenplay by | John Sayles |
| Based on | Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry by Rosalie K. Fry |
| Produced by | Sarah Green Maggie Renzi |
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| Cinematography | Haskell Wexler |
| Edited by | John Sayles |
| Music by | Mason Daring |
Production companies | Jones Entertainment Group Skerry Productions |
| Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company First Look Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | United States Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5.7 million[1] |
| Box office | $6,159,269[1] |
The Secret of Roan Inish is a 1994 independent fantasy-adventure film written and directed by John Sayles. It is based on the 1957 novel Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry, by Rosalie K. Fry.[2][3]
It is centered on the Irish and Orcadian folklores of selkies—seals that can shed their skins to become human. The story, set on the west coast of Ulster in the north-west of Ireland, is about Fiona, a young girl who is sent to live with her grandparents and her cousin Eamon near the island of Roan Inish, where the selkies are rumored to reside. It is a family legend that her younger brother was swept away in his infancy and raised by a selkie. Part of the film takes place in Donegal Town.
- ^ a b Gerry Molyneaux, "John Sayles", Renaissance Books, 2000 p 216
- ^ The Secret of Roan Inish at IMDb
- ^ Graham, Kathryn (December 2000). "Seaweed Soup: The Secret (ingredients) of Roan Inish". The Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Children's Literature. Retrieved 30 December 2017.