The Secret of Roan Inish

John Sayles wrote and directed this tale of a girl who sets out to discover whether her grandparents’ fanciful stories about their ancestors are true. Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan. Hugh: Mick Lally. From Rosalie K. Fry’s novel., In this family film, set in Ireland, ten-year-old Fiona is sent to Donegal to live with her grandparents. On the nearby island of Roan Inish, she spies a wild child. Fiona believes that the child is her long-lost brother, who mysteriously disappeared when his cradle floated out on the tide., Fiona travels to the remote island of Roan Inish to stay with her grandparents and to discover the whereabouts of her missing baby brother.