Movie

Treading Water

2013 · 92 min

A gentle, offbeat charmer about feeling like an outsider, mixing quirky humour with quiet sadness and a sweet first romance.

Tagline: Mica is a perfectly normal boy. Well he would be if he didn't smell of fish.
Overview: Mica is born smelling of fish that soap and doctors can't remove. Problems increase starting school as no one'll be his friend. He sees a therapist. His life seems doomed until he meets Laura.
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, melancholic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, isolation, coming-of-age, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
coming-of-age
love
family
Places: big city
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild