“Altogether wonderful.” - A.O. Scott, The New York Times
“What makes this film special is the tenderness of its storytelling and warmth of its characters.” - Ryan Lambie, Den of Geek
"Hawkins is truly radiant..."- A.A. Down, The AV Club
GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER: Best Director
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: Best Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
It's Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes forever when she discovers the lab's classified secret - a mysterious, scaled creature from South America that lives in a water tank. As Elisa develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soons learns that its fate and very survival lies in the hands of a hostile government agent and a marine biologist.