Under a Cardboard Sea
Under a Cardboard Sea takes place in a nameless city.Beneath a cloud of smog there is a theatre - a little kingdom of its own, where secrets are hidden and lies are told.Outside, the wheels of progress grind on whilst hundreds of children are vanish from the streets.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
Under a Cardboard Sea takes place in a nameless city. Beneath a cloud of smog there is a theatre - a little kingdom of its own, where secrets are hidden and lies are told. Outside, the wheels of progress grind on whilst hundreds of children are vanish from the streets. Eventually they reappear on the stage with painted smiles on their faces but behind the curtain nothing is as it seems...
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
Checking regional listings…
The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- —
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- —
- Release date
- Jul 24, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- MPAA rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- —
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.