The Shape of Water

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The Shape of Water is a 2017 romantic fantasy film that blends a Cold War-era fairy tale with themes of otherness and empathy, directed by Guillermo del Toro.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film
film
romantic fantasy film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Production Design
character Amphibian Man
Elisa Esposito
Giles
Richard Strickland
Zelda Fuller
cinematographer Dan Laustsen
composer Alexandre Desplat
countryOfOrigin Canada
United States
director Guillermo del Toro
distributor Fox Searchlight Pictures
editor Sidney Wolinsky
genre drama
fairy tale
romantic fantasy
science fiction
language English
leadActor Doug Jones
Michael Shannon
Octavia Spencer
Richard Jenkins
Sally Hawkins
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
premiereEvent 74th Venice International Film Festival
producer Guillermo del Toro
J. Miles Dale
productionCompany Fox Searchlight Pictures
TSG Entertainment
releaseYear 2017
runtimeMinutes 123
screenwriter Guillermo del Toro
Vanessa Taylor
setInPeriod Cold War
settingLocation Baltimore
theme disability
empathy
love
otherness
xenophobia


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