The Secret of Roan Inish
Movie • 1995 • Drama
Report10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie - a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate..
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There is no rape but the selkie being trapped on land while her husband holds her skin could be considered coercion
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The main character’s father sends her away to live with her grandparents because he can’t take care of her.
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No one believes the girl when she says she saw her brother. This goes on for a while, but I wouldn’t call it gaslighting because it’s not intentional
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Someone is drinking at a bar, but it’s not evident that they’re abusing alcohol
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Fish are dead in a scene
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There is a scene where they’re gutting dead fish. A little gross but not disturbing, in my opinion
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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There is a scene where a man while fishing almost drowns but is rescued & brought to land.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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There is nonsexual nudity of a toddler
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No use of the R-word, however, Tadhg is referred to as “special”
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It doesn’t happen on camera. A flashback to a funeral and a flashback to the mother singing and rocking a cradle
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At one point a man (cousin Tadhg) cleaning a fish angrily stabs a knife into the table in response to being teased. Some littles that I have watched the film with jumped when he did it. I know this isn't technically a jump scare but it seems like it should go here. Tadgh is not bad.
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In a story it is referenced that some sailors would "swallow their draft of water & swim to the bottom" if they were thrown overboard in a storm but it isn't depicted & doesnt happen to any characters.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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There is a plot point that surrounds a baby/toddler & there are depiction of babies in family scenes as well.
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In a flashback, a child is taunted by his classmates who stand in a circle around him and call him an idiot in an Irish dialect (edjit).
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Jetskee
A four/five year old runs around naked
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Jetskee
Not really? A selkie (human who can wear a sealskin and become a seal) but she’s always human when with her husband
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A very young boy runs around naked. It’s not sexual at all
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A story is told about a whole family of seamen who are caught in a storm and "swallow their draft of water and swim to the bottom" (willingly drown rather than fight the sea). One sole survivor fights to stay afloat and is saved. He is the only one who you see in the water.
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