Deep Sea (Chinese: 深海; pinyin: Shēnhǎi) is a 2023 Chinese 3D animated fantasy film, written and directed by Tian Xiaopeng who previously directed Monkey King: Hero Is Back,[15] co-produced by October Media that his company and Coloroom Pictures.
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| 深海 | |
| Directed by | Tian Xiaopeng (田晓鹏) |
| Screenplay by | Tian Xiaopeng[1] |
| Produced by | Qiao Yi[2] |
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| Cinematography | Mazhiyuan Cheng[4] |
| Edited by | Aner Lin[5] |
| Music by | Mao Buyi Tang Hanxiao MIUMIU |
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Running time | 105 minutes[11][12] |
| Country | China |
| Language | Standard Chinese |
| Budget | 200 million RMB[13] |
| Box office | US$136.1 million[14] |
Plot
A young girl explores a strange underwater environment.[16] Shenxiu, a little girl whose parents were recently divorced goes on a sea trip with her new family. Still not having dealt with not having her mother around, she hears a hum similar to a song her mother used to sing and by following the sound she enters the fantastical Deep Sea Restaurant run by sea animals serving humanoid fishes.[17]
Original voice cast
- Su Xin (苏鑫) as Nanhe
- Wang Tingwen (王亭文) as Shenxiu
- Teng Kuixing
- Yang Ting
- Ji Jing (吉静)
- Fang Taochen (方韬辰)
- Dong Yi (董一)
Release
Deep Sea was scheduled for release on 22 January 2023 (Chinese New Year).[18]
It was nominated for screening as part of Generation Kplus at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.[15] And will be nominate for screening as Animation category at 36th Tokyo International Film Festival.
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 26 critics' reviews for Deep Sea are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.[19]
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