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My Octopus Teacher

2020

A weary filmmaker who begins free-diving daily in a cold South African kelp forest strikes up an extraordinary yearlong relationship with a wild octopus, and finds himself transformed. An intimate, Oscar-winning nature documentary.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from South Africa

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