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The Mermaid
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 82, everyone else 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A playboy businessman's plans to develop a luxury property threaten the existence of a hidden tribe of merpeople living in the area. The tribe sends a beautiful and naive mermaid to seduce and assassinate him. However, as she gets closer to her target, she begins to see his humanity, and the two unexpectedly fall in love, forcing her to choose between her mission and her heart.
Details
- Director
- Stephen Chow
- Writer
- Stephen Chow
- Studio
- Alpha Pictures, Star Overseas, Shanghai New Culture Media Group Co Ltd, Beijing Enlight Pictures
- Released
- 8 February 2016
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $60.7M
- Box office
- $553.8M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Asian Film Awards 2017 | Best Newcomer | Lin Yun | Nominee |
| Hong Kong Film Awards 2017 | Best Visual Effects | Ken Law Lee In-ho Kang Tae-gyun Marco Ng | Nominee |
| Hong Kong Film Awards 2017 | Best New Performer | Lin Yun | Nominee |
| Hong Kong Film Awards 2017 | Best Art Direction | Chan Kam Ho Raymond | Nominee |
| Hong Kong Film Awards 2017 | Best Original Film Song | Composer and Lyricist： Stephen Chow Performer： Deng Chao (For the song "Invincible") | Nominee |
| Hong Kong Film Awards 2017 | Best Film | Stephen Chow | Nominee |
| Hong Kong Film Awards 2017 | Best Director | Stephen Chow | Nominee |
| Hong Kong Film Awards 2017 | Best Screenplay | Stephen Chow | Nominee |
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12 awards — The Mermaid
×| Best Newcomer | Lin Yun | Winner |
| Golden Angel Award Film | The Mermaid | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Chan Kam Ho Raymond | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stephen Chow | Nominee |
| Best Film | Stephen Chow | Nominee |
| Best New Performer | Lin Yun | Nominee |
| Best Original Film Song | Composer and Lyricist： Stephen Chow Performer： Deng Chao (For the song "Invincible") | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Stephen Chow | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Zhang Yuqi | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Ken Law Lee In-ho Kang Tae-gyun Marco Ng | Nominee |
| Best Newcomer | Lin Yun | Nominee |
| Best International Film | The Mermaid | Nominee |