In 1684 France, Louis XIV, the Sun King, is the most powerful and influential monarch on the planet. But his birthday is approaching along with a rare solar eclipse and he's worried about the future of France. His spiritual advisor, Père La Chaise, comforts him, while his physician, Dr. Labarthe informs him that scientists believe mermaids contain a life force that grants immortality. Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture a mermaid's life force, but his immovable will is challenged when his long-hidden illegitimate daughter forms a bond with the magical creature.
MPA rating: PG; for some violence, suggestive material and thematic elements.|||adult
HE Film and Kylin Pictures present ; in association with Evergrande Pictures and Boarside Productions Limited ; a Lightstream Pictures, Bliss Media, BME Entertainment production ; in association with Firstep Productions and Exosphere Entertainment ; produced by James Pang Hong, Paul Currie, Wei Han, Sean McNamara, David Brookwell, Evan Wang, Ado Fengqing Du, Leo Shi Young ; screenplay by Barry Berman and James Schamus ; directed by Sean McNamara.
Based on the novel "The moon and the sun" by Vonda N. McIntyre.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.
Widescreen.
Special features: Deleted scene; Cast reflections.
Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Pablo Schreiber, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Rachel Griffiths, Crystal Clarke, Paul Ireland, Julie Andrews, Bingbing Fan, William Hurt.
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Director of photography, Conrad W. Hall ; editors, Jeff W. Canavan, Gregory Hobson, Marc Cerutti, Clayton Woodhull ; music, Joseph Metcalfe, John Coda, Grant Kirkhope.
