Big Fish & Begonia
MovieTitle | 大鱼海棠 |
User score | 7.4 |
Release date | Jul 8, 2016 |
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy |
Director | Liang Xuan , Zhang Chun |
Production country | China, South Korea |
Production companies | Studio Mir, Beijing Enlight Pictures, Horgos Coloroom Pictures |
Budget | $4,531,653 |
Revenue | $84,552,250 |
Run time | 101 min. |
Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.