Mei Ling, an idle young Chinese woman, lives alone in her flat, waiting for her lover. One day, she finds a little octopus in the kitchen sink. She decides to adopt it to avoid boredom. The octopus grows up.
Released
Austria
January 1, 2009
(Anilogue)
France
January 31, 2009
(Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival)
Germany
May 1, 2009
(Trickfilm Stuttgart)
The Netherlands
May 1, 2009
(LisFE, Leiden International short Film Experience)
Spain
June 1, 2009
(3DWIRE, Animation International Market)
Russia
June 1, 2009
(Message to men)
Mexico
August 1, 2009
(Monterrey film festival)
Italy
September 1, 2009
(Milano film festival)
Portugal
September 1, 2009
(Imago festival)
Serbia
September 1, 2009
(Animanima, International Animation Festival)
Great Britain
September 1, 2009
(Krok festival)
Armenia
October 1, 2009
(Reanimania, Yerevan International animation film festival)
China
October 1, 2009
(China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival)
Georgia
October 1, 2009
(TOFUZI, International festival of animated films)
India
October 1, 2009
(Global Cinema Festival)
Romania
October 1, 2009
(ANIM'EST, International Animation Festival)
Estonia
November 1, 2009
(Animated Dreams)
Poland
November 1, 2009
(Short film review)
Sweden
November 1, 2009
(Stockholm international film festival)
Taiwan
November 1, 2009
(Golden horse film festival)
Belgium
February 1, 2010
(Anima Brussels festival)
Greece
February 1, 2010
(Psarokokalo international short film festival)
Iceland
March 1, 2010
(Northern wave international film festival)
United States of America
April 1, 2010
(The proper 21)
South Korea
May 1, 2010
(Busan International Short Film Festival)
Morocco
May 1, 2010
(FICAM)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 1, 2010
(Neum International Animated Film Festival)
Brazil
June 1, 2010
(Femina women's film festival)
Slovakia
June 1, 2010
(Fest Anca)
Bulgaria
October 1, 2010
(Golden Kuker)
Lithuania
October 1, 2010
(Tindirindis Animation Film Festival)
Switzerland
November 1, 2010
(Clair Obscur Film Festival)
Turkey
November 1, 2010
(Istanbul Short Film Festival)
Iran
March 1, 2011
(Tehran International Animation Festival)