Having made a striking visual impression upon audiences at prestige film festivals in Berlin, Tribeca, Annecy and Tokyo, the innovative CG-animated feature Deep Sea has made its exclusive streaming debut on Peacock. Written and directed by Tian Xiaopeng (Monkey King: Hero Is Back), the film is produced by China’s October Media and Enlight Pictures, and had a limited U.S. theatrical release through Viva Pictures in November.
Synopsis: A young girl named Shenxiu is unexpectedly swept into the sea during a family cruise and stumbles upon a mysterious restaurant under the waves. There, she meets the scheming head chef Nanhe, and his ragtag crew of adorable otters and sarcastic walruses. They join forces to save the restaurant and reunite Shenxiu with her long-lost mother in a kaleidoscopic, dreamlike world of swirling color and dazzling views.
Tian and his team created a new 3D animation technique for the film described as “particle ink painting” for the film, translating the effect of traditional Chinese ink painting into volumetric, abstract animated images.
The fantasy-adventure boasts an 86% Fresh critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a 7.2 out of 10 on Chinese audience platform Douban.
Watch Deep Sea on Peacock.
[H/T SyFy]
