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My Octopus Teacher(2020)
Status: Released
Date: 2020-09-04
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985 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
South Africa,
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
The Sea Change Project
Movie: My Octopus Teacher
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