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Back to the Sea
Directed byThom Lu
Written byThom Lu
James D. Mortellaro
Calvin Yao
Produced byCalvin Yao
StarringYuri Lowenthal
Kath Soucie
Tom Kenny
Mark Hamill
Tim Curry
Christian Slater
CinematographyOno Yao
Edited byThom Lu
Music byGordon McGhie

Production
companies

Glory & Dream Entertainment
IndustryWorks Pictures
Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation
China Television Artists Association
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
Nanjing Film and Television Animation Training Base

Distributed byViva Pictures (United States)
Yinrun Pictures (China)

Release dates

  • January 27, 2012 (2012-01-27) (Canada)
  • November 16, 2012 (2012-11-16) (United States)


December 30, 2012 (China)

Running time

97 minutes
CountriesChina
United States
Canada
LanguagesMandarin
English

Back to the Sea (simplified Chinese: 重返大海; traditional Chinese: 返回大海; pinyin: Chóng fǎn dàhǎi) is an 2012 3D traditional animated family comedy film written and directed by Thom Lu. It was released on January 27, 2012, in Canada and November 16, 2012, in the United States.

Plot[edit]

Kevin the flying fish and his family and friends live a happy and carefree life in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. But Kevin has a cherished dream - to get to Barbados, to the flying fish kingdom. His thirst for adventures leads him to the Rock of Fame, where a family treasure - a huge pearl, is hidden. Kevin gets captured by fishers and then finds himself in an aquarium of a popular Chinese restaurant. It seems that his fate is decided, but suddenly a small boy comes to the aid of Kevin.

Voice cast[edit]

Release[edit]

This film was released in theaters in Canada in 3D and regular "2D" formats on January 27, 2012. It got a limited release in the United States on November 16, 2012, distributed by Viva Pictures and then in China by Yinrun Pictures on December 30, 2012.

Reception[edit]

Barbara Shulgasser-Parker from Common Sense Media rated the film two stars out of five, saying "Bland fish tale is a Finding Nemo wannabe."[1]

Music[edit]

The film's score is composed by Gordon McGhie. This film features the popular song What a Wonderful World from Louis Armstrong.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Back to the Sea Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

External links[edit]


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_the_Sea&oldid=1224775389"

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