The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro / US, 2017 / 123 min.
Modern fairy-tale monster film by Mexican horror master Del Toro. Elisa discovers a swamp creature from the Amazon at the laboratory. She is immediately fascinated by the aquaman and an odd, yet not impossible relationship develops between the two oddballs.
This visually entrancing romantic drama is set at a secret army base in the 1950s. There the FBI has imprisoned a water creature it captured in the Amazon which it subjects to cruel tests. The creature rages in anger and frustration in a tank of water.
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Director
Guillermo del Toro
Production year
2017
Country
US
Original title
The Shape of Water
Length
123 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
Cinema Ecologica
Much in life is uncertain, but one thing is sure: climate change. Cinema Ecologica focuses on how film directors depict the relationship between humanity and the earth: from nail-biting disaster films to artistic meditations, from romantic nature experiences to astounding science fiction.
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