Oscar nominated film ‘The Shape Of Water’ accused of plagiarism

Updated:7 years, 9 months ago

New Delhi, Jan 27, (ANI): Guillermo Del Toro’s film ‘The Shape Of Water,’ which got nomination for Oscar in 13 categories this year, has been accused of plagiarism. David Zindel, Son of playwright Paul Zindel has said that the film’s plot about a woman falling in love with a fishman has been taken from his play 'Let Me Hear You Whisper'. In an interview with a leading daily he slammed the studios and said,"We are shocked that a major studio could make a film so obviously derived from my late father's work without anyone recognizing it and coming to us for the rights".

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