A mysterious girl is saved from drowning by a fragmented family living in a desolate beach house. Her strange relationship with them becomes intimate and complex until everything reaches to a point of no return.

Review by Andie Kay:

Mermaids have captured our imagination for decades. From the sirens in Greek mythology to Disney’s adaptation of Hans Christen Anderson’s tale.

This suspenseful drama-thriller is based on a story by Naghmeh Samini. Naghmeh co-wrote the script with Mary E. Fry and Director, Soudabeh Moradian. A mysterious girl is found unconscious on the shore and taken in by a family…but is she an innocent victim?

The cast of characters is delightfully specific and each one adds a certain je ne sais quoi to the plot. A very intriguing storyline that is reminiscent of one of Hitchcock’s classics, right down to the fact it was done in black and white. Alex Mendez Giner was the Director of Photography for this film and he did an exceptional job in balancing the grayscale tones and maintaining contrast. It was rich with depth and achieved a sinister foreshadowing.

The filmmakers knew how to build the suspense but I think there were a couple of places within the edit they could have tightened it up to keep the pace. All in all, this was such an enjoyable watch that will make you think differently about mermaids.

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