New 4K Ultra HD disc. Running time: 2 h 3 min. Age rating: 16 Subtitles: no / not known
Romantic fantasy drama from film-maker Guillermo del Toro starring Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer. Mute cleaner Elisa Esposito (Hawkins) works in a government laboratory in 1960s Baltimore. When the lab takes delivery of a classified experiment Elisa´s life changes forever.
Inside a mysterious water tank is a creature that was caught in a South American river by Colonel Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon). While cleaning one day, Elisa discovers that the creature is in fact a humanoid amphibian (Doug Jones) for which she quickly develops romantic feelings. When she learns of the creature´s fate at the hands of the Colonel, she sets a plan in motion to kidnap him and return him to the sea.
The cast also includes Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and David Hewlett
Special features:
Other Documentary: ´A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times´; ´Anatomy of a Scene: Prologue´; ´Anatomy of a Scene: The Dance´; ´Shaping the Waves: A Conversation With James Jean´; ´Guillermo del Toro´s Master Class´