Luca (2021 film)

Luca is a 2021 computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Enrico Casarosa, set on the Italian Riviera during an unspecified mid-twentieth-century summer, following Luca, a young sea monster voiced by Jacob Tremblay who can pass as human while dry, and his new friend Alberto, as they secretly explore a seaside town and enter a triathlon while hiding their true nature from the townspeople, who fear sea monsters. Drawing on Casarosa's own childhood in Genoa, the film centers a quieter, coming-of-age friendship story rather than a high-stakes plot, and was released directly to the Disney+ streaming service rather than in theaters.