29 mai 2023 · Movies Movie Features Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken's Success Hinges on Being the Anti-Little Mermaid By Timothy Donohoo Published May 29, 2023 The Little Mermaid may rule the waters this summer, but an animated film with much smaller hype could still succeed by directly contrasting it. In the seaside town of Oceanside, 15-year-old Ruby Gillman lives with her family who are trying to fit in with humans despite being krakens. Her mother, Agatha, forbids her from going to prom because of its location being on a ship in the ocean.