A mythical water nymph needs protection from shadowy creatures as an apartment building superintendent helps her journey home.
Dreamlike and suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), The Roku Channel (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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