Details

Release year: 1994

Storyline

Young Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.

Top credits

Directors

John Sayles

Writers

Cast

Jeni Courtney — Fiona
Eileen Colgan — Tess
Mick Lally — Hugh
Pat Slowey — Priest

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Did you know

• Over 1,000 girls were tested for the role of Fiona, which required the actress to be "Thin, underweight, pale complexion, but perky and not afraid of water."

• Although in the original novel the story takes place in Scotland, the filmmakers decided to have the film take place in Ireland for practical reasons.

• When grandfather was telling the story he mentioned the schoolmaster put a cingulum around his neck, they were more commonly called bataí scóir or 'tally sticks' , used to discourage pupils from speaking the language. These were sometimes called by other names. In Kerry it was known as a cingulum or singulum.