A somewhat family-friendly movie, the premise is interesting, and worth a watch, though the final result is a mixed-bag.
The island of Artouri hosts the possible descendants of the sunken city of Atlantis. After centuries of inbreeding, the people are bug-eyed and able to live in the water as much as on land... except for the island elder, Nereus and his daughter, Syrene. It's up to Syrene to continue the race by mating with a human, and afterany inland trips to buy supplies, Syrene's one human acqauntance, ferryman Manuel, uses her rare pearl payments to unintentionally attract the attention of local hustler, East Eddie. Partner Logan convinces a boat owner named Vic to partner with he and Eddie to find this island and find more pearls. And here lays the rub, that one will be sexually assaulted for mating purposes while the others lust after pearls. Along for the ride is Dr. Vernon, an eventual love interest and a strangling survivor, a woman of science with an interest in the make-up of the pearls.
The island of Artouri hosts the possible descendants of the sunken city of Atlantis. After centuries of inbreeding, the people are bug-eyed and able to live in the water as much as on land... except for the island elder, Nereus and his daughter, Syrene. It's up to Syrene to continue the race by mating with a human, and afterany inland trips to buy supplies, Syrene's one human acqauntance, ferryman Manuel, uses her rare pearl payments to unintentionally attract the attention of local hustler, East Eddie. Partner Logan convinces a boat owner named Vic to partner with he and Eddie to find this island and find more pearls. And here lays the rub, that one will be sexually assaulted for mating purposes while the others lust after pearls. Along for the ride is Dr. Vernon, an eventual love interest and a strangling survivor, a woman of science with an interest in the make-up of the pearls.