A mute cleaning woman becomes dangerously curious about an experiment being held at the top-secret government lab where she works. DETAILS The Shape Of Water From master storyteller Guillermo del Toro comes this otherworldly fairy tale set during 1960s Cold War America. Trapped in an isolated life at a high-security government laboratory, Elisa, a mute maintenance worker (Sally Hawkins), discovers a top secret experiment. Watch The Shape of Water , an English drama movie, on Disney+ Hotstar featuring Elisa's life-changing discovery in a high-security government laboratory. Find out how and where to watch " The Shape of Water " on Netflix and Prime Video today - including free options.