Big Fish & Begonia (Da Hai)

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Synopsis

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 and courage that she decides to give him life again. But to do this, she must protect the boy's soul, a tiny fish, and nurture it to grow. Through adventure and sacrifice, love grows, yet now she must release him back to the sea, back to life in the human world.

Cast

  • Guanlin Ji
  • Shangqing Su
  • Timmy Xu
  • Shulan Pan
  • Yuanyuan Zhang
  • Jiu'er
  • Lifang Xue
  • Jie Zhang
  • Xiaoyu Liu
  • Zhongyang Baomu

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Verified Review

This movie touched my core and definitely moved me to tears. Wonderful perspective!

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Metacritic

80
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.

Metacritic review by Peter Debruge
Peter Debruge
Variety
75
Apr 2, 2018

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

Metacritic review by Oleg Ivanov
Oleg Ivanov
Slant Magazine
50
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.

Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation