Tim Roth is literally becoming a fish and somehow it's devastating.
Fish Osborne is a brilliant but reclusive art historian who is undergoing a mysterious transformation: he is slowly becoming a fish. As the professor’s secret unravels, Billie and other students of his begin to perceive their own identities through new lenses.
Acting
Tim Roth commits to fishness with devastating, Oscar-worthy stillness.
Direction
Hintermann balances grotesque and gorgeous like a fever dream.
Cinematography
Wet, glistening frames that make dampness look like art.
Director
Carlo Shalom Hintermann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hintermann cited Kafka's 'A Hunger Artist' and Cronenberg's 'The Fly' as dual influences, aiming for spiritual decay over physical disgust.
Tim Roth spent hours in water tanks to nail the buoyancy of his later scenes; Hunter Schafer reportedly kept calling him 'dad' between takes.
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