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2018
PG-13
FUNimation Entertainment
1 h 40 m

2018
PG-13
FUNimation Entertainment
1 h 40 m

Summary It is a world within our world, yet unseen by any human, and the beings here control time and tide and the changing of the seasons. On the day Chun turns sixteen, she is transformed into a dolphin to explore the human world. She is rescued from a vortex by a human boy at the cost of his own life. Chun is so moved by the boy's kindness an...

Directed By: Xuan Liang, Chun Zhang

Written By: Daniel Chuba, Xuan Liang

2018
PG-13
FUNimation Entertainment
1 h 40 m

2018
PG-13
FUNimation Entertainment
1 h 40 m

Big Fish & Begonia

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews

72

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings

7.6

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Summary It is a world within our world, yet unseen by any human, and the beings here control time and tide and the changing of the seasons. On the day Chun turns sixteen, she is transformed into a dolphin to explore the human world. She is rescued from a vortex by a human boy at the cost of his own life. Chun is so moved by the boy's kindness an...

Directed By: Xuan Liang, Chun Zhang

Written By: Daniel Chuba, Xuan Liang

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews

80% Positive
8 Reviews

20% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews

80% Positive
8 Reviews

20% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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Apr 6, 2018

While the end result may not quite reach the heights that Miyazaki has regularly hit during his amazing career, it is nevertheless a worthy effort, filled with visuals that frequently dazzle the eye even if the story is more likely to inspiring the scratching of heads instead.

By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Apr 5, 2018

Never short on visual or emotional wonder, Big Fish & Begonia contemplates mortality with the imagination of an old soul who has been given new eyes.

By Teo Bugbee FULL REVIEW

Apr 3, 2018

Big Fish & Begonia commands awe on the strength of its imagery alone...while weaving an epic tale that’s uniquely informed by local myths and motifs. If only it made the slightest bit of sense.

By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

Apr 2, 2018

In the sly exchanges between the teenage protagonists and their elders, the film reflects a nation's shifting tides.

By Oleg Ivanov FULL REVIEW

Apr 9, 2018

Marrying the sensitivity of “Spirited Away” to the lushness of “The Legend of Korra” and the narrative coherence of a lucid dream, Big Fish & Begonia is the very rarest of Chinese exports: An animated film that was made for adults.

By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

Apr 5, 2018

Liang and Zhang’s young heroes would be far more universal if they were just credibly hormonal.

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

Apr 2, 2018

It is a puzzle without a particularly interesting (to my Western eyes) solution. Whatever its visual qualities, and really the only comparison points are the weirder Japanese anime efforts, the strangeness of it all makes it a confusing big screen experience.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings

81% Positive
13 Ratings

6% Mixed
1 Rating

13% Negative
2 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings

81% Positive
13 Ratings

6% Mixed
1 Rating

13% Negative
2 Ratings

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Details

Production Company B&T, Huoerguosi ENLIGHT MEDIA, Studio Mir

Release Date Apr 6, 2018

Duration 1 h 40 m

Rating PG-13

Genres

Website https://www.funimationfilms.com/movie/bigfish/

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Awards

Shanghai Film Critics Awards

• 3 Nominations

Huabiao Film Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Chinese Film (Ningbo·Cixi) Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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