The Shape Of Water director Guillermo del Toro has rejected claims his new movie has plagiarised the Paul Zindel play Let Me Hear You Whisper.
The son of well-known playwright Zindel filed a civil case against the filmmaker, claiming the film borrows elements of his father’s 1969 play, namely similarities in concept, characters, themes and plot points.
The Shape Of Water stars Sally Hawkins as a lonely, mute janitor who works at a top secret research facility in the 1960s, and forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
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