The Shape of Water

(2017)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 472,626 votes

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Year: 2017

Runtime: 123 min

Country: United States of America

Director: Гильермо дель Торо

Cast: Салли Хокинс, Майкл Шеннон, Ричард Дженкинс, Октавия Спенсер, Майкл Стулбарг

Plot

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.

From master storyteller Guillermo del Toro comes THE SHAPE OF WATER, an otherworldly fable set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Doug Jones.