The Shape of Water
2017 · 2h 3m · Drama, Fantasy, Romance · United States of America · Rated R (US)
A fairy tale for troubled times.
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
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Guillermo del ToroStory by
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1960samphibious creaturebaltimore, usacalmcapturecold warcomplexfairy talefishmangovernmentinformativeinterspecies romanceinterspecies sexlaboratorymagic realismorphanscientistsign languagessupernatural
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