Underplayed Gems

Big Fish & Begonia (2016)

Big Fish & Begonia poster
Original title
大鱼海棠
Directed by
Chun Zhang, Xuan Liang
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, coming-of-age film, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 495 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A girl from a magical undersea world is given the task of guiding a human soul through its cycle of reincarnation. She forms a strong bond with the soul and faces dangerous consequences when she tries to protect it.

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What happens

Big Fish & Begonia (simplified Chinese: 大鱼海棠; traditional Chinese: 大魚海棠; pinyin: Dàyú Hǎitáng; Wade–Giles: Ta4yü2 Hai3tʻang2; lit. 'The big fish and the Chinese flowering crabapple') is a 2016 Chinese animated epic fantasy film written, produced and directed by Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun. The first animated feature film of B&T Studio collaborating with Studio Mir, it is a joint investment by B&T and Enlight Media. It was released in both 2D and 3D formats in China by Enlight Media on 8 July 2016. Shout! Studios acquired the North American distribution rights, with a wide release on 6 April 2018 in co-distribution with Funimation Films. Manga Entertainment released the film in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 18 April 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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