Shape of Water Retail (4K UHD) (Blu-ray 4K) (UK Import)

Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Starring: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett, Nick Searcy, Stewart Arnott, Nigel Bennett
Contributors: Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor, J. Miles Dale, Alexandre Desplat, Dan Laustsen
Studio: 20th Century Studios
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 25 Jun 2018
Originally Issued: 2017
No of Discs: 2
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 123 minutes

Description

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

• Interactive Menus
• 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'