The Secret of Roan Inish

Lovingly filmed Irish fantasy from director John Sayles about Fiona Coneelly (Jeni Courtney), a 10-year-old girl sent to live with her grandparents in a coastal village after World War II. There, Fiona and her teenage cousin Eamon (Richard Sheridan) investigate stories they’ve heard about their family’s ancestral home on the island of Roan Inish, a mythical seal-human creature known as a selkie, and her lost brother who drifted out to sea as an infant. Mick Lally, Eileen Colgan co-star. 102 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.