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Film · 0 connectionsMy Octopus Teacher (2020)
- Documentary
- 85 min
- 9 age guide
- ★ 7.9/10 from 1,082 ratings
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
Directed byJames Reed, Pippa Ehrlich
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