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 |
| Box office | $6,159,269 |
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.
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.