My Octopus Teacher
20201h 25m7.9(1,089)
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.
CountrySouth Africa, United Kingdom
GenreDocumentary
ReleaseSeptember 4, 2020
DirectorPippa Ehrlich
ProductionThe Sea Change Project, Off the Fence
CastCraig Foster, Tom Foster
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