Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)

Directed by

John Henderson

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, monster film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy travels to a remote lake with his father and discovers a friendly water creature. He tries to protect it from outsiders who want to capture it.

lightheartedgentlewhimsicalnostalgicslowsoftearthymystical

What happens

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (also known simply as Mee-Shee) is a British-German family film shot in New Zealand in 2002 and released in 2005. It stars Bruce Greenwood, Rena Owen, Tom Jackson and Daniel Magder. The film is based on the Canadian folklore water monster, known as the Ogopogo. This folklore started with Aboriginal peoples in Canada, and while the film was in production complaints from one Aboriginal chief about cultural appropriation caused the film and its title monster to be renamed "Mee-Shee". These complaints and the renaming drew media attention and generated controversy. The film itself received some good reviews. Some critics praised the performances, although evaluations of the special effects were mixed. In Canada, Mee-Shee was only released on DVD and never played in theatres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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