Deep Sea (film)
| Deep Sea | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| 深海 | |
| Directed by | Tian Xiaopeng (田晓鹏) |
| Screenplay by | Tian Xiaopeng[2] |
| Produced by | Qiao Yi[3] |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Mazhiyuan Cheng[5] |
| Edited by | Aner Lin[6] |
| 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] |
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 his company October Media and Coloroom Pictures.
Plot
[edit]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 fish.[17]
Original voice cast
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "深海 - 电影 - Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Fortissimo Films | Films". fortissimofilms.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
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- ^ "Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Welcome to Octmedia!". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "《大圣闹天宫》《深海》《哪吒之魔童降世》海报齐发，十月彩条屋联手打造国漫力作 - 十月动态 - Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Posters of Monkey King: Hero Is Back, Deep Sea, Ne Zha all released, October Media and Coloroom Pictures jointly create Chinese animation masterpiece - Headlines - Welcome to Octmedia!". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "深海 - 电影 - Welcome to Octmedia! | 十月文化". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Deep Sea - Movie - Welcome to Octmedia!". www.octmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "下一部国漫热片，制作成本两亿《深海》有苏州制造的身影！". 搜狐. 2021-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Deep Sea". 搜狐. 2021-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ a b "Movie box office ready to soar over holiday". China Daily. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Rosser, Michael. "Fortissimo boards Berlinale Generation animation 'Deep Sea'". Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "How Deep Sea Brings Chinese Animation to a New Level". The World of Chinese. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "《深海》官宣定檔大年初一 《大聖歸來》導演新作". 香港新浪. 2023-01-03. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ "Deep Sea". Rotten Tomatoes.
