Counting Down to St. Patrick's Day - 11
Fiona is a ten year old girl who is sent to live with her grandparents. Her grandparents live in a small fishing village in the west of Ireland. Her grandfather is quite the storyteller, he tells her of an ancestor, a fisherman, who cheated death while at sea. Fiona is also told the family story of their evacuation from the nearby island of Roan Inish. The villagers tell Fiona about the selkies, part human, part seal who can shed their skins and become human. The selkies are thought to make their home on Roan Inish. Fiona also learns more about Jamie, her little brother, who was swept into the sea during an evacuation of the island. His body was never found causing speculation that Jamie was found and raised by selkies. One day, Fiona walking on Roan Inish she sees a young boy playing in the grass. Jamie must convince her family that she has discovered Jamie. This is a wonderful Irish fantasy that makes the belief in the existence of selkies come alive. This is a wonderful family movie.
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