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Film · 2020
My Octopus Teacher
1h 25mDirected by Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
- Documentary
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.
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Cast
- Craig FosterSelf
- Tom FosterSelf
Details
- Director
- Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
- Writer
- Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
- Music
- Kevin Smuts
- Cinematography
- Roger Horrocks
- Editor
- Dan Schwalm, Pippa Ehrlich
- Producer
- Craig Foster
- Release
- September 4, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Language
- English, French
- Studio
- The Sea Change Project, Off the Fence
- TMDB score
- 7.9 / 10 from 1,108 votes
Where to watch
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