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.
Director
Guillermo del Toro
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Screenplay
Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
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Release date
December 1, 2017
Country
United States of America
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Top billed cast
Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer
Production companies
Double Dare You Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bull Productions, TSG Entertainment
Keywords
cold war, baltimore, usa, fairy tale, government, supernatural, laboratory, orphan, bathtub, scientist, magic realism, capture, sign languages, 1960s, fishman, amphibious creature
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