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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| ABCPeter TraversYou’ll laugh and cry your eyes out as an emotionally bruised diver learns about life and loyalty from an eight-tentacled mollusk. This Oscar favorite and viral sensation is the year’s most unorthodox and unforgettable love story. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenYou’re guaranteed to come away with new respect for the octopus as a species and astonishment at the intimate connection Foster experiences. |
| The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMy Octopus Teacher is not the first documentary to plunge us into the otherworldly flora and fauna of Earth's oceans . . . But it is the first to chronicle a single sea creature's story from such a personal, openhearted perspective, revealing not just emotional connections but animal behaviors previously unknown to scientists. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeMy Octopus Teacher never loses our goodwill: If we wind up wishing it had a little less man and a little more beast, that only serves its cause. |
| User ReviewKlose000000Отличный фильм. Из всех фильмов Оскара 2021 произвел наибольшее впечатление. |
| User ReviewPanchogulEste bellísimo documental me hizo sentir cariño por una criatura a la que siempre le he tenido algo de rechazo, felicidades por haber ganado el Oscar |
| User ReviewTruth101Anyone giving this documentary below an 8 probably has very little emotional intelligence. |
| User Reviewalejandro970No debería ser una sorpresa el porque este documental fue declarado el mejor en su categoría. Las tomas submarinas son sorprendentes como bellas, lo suficiente para descubrir que el fauna marina no es tan peligrosa como lo pretende la ficción. A ver sin falta. |
| User ReviewFadeBlackA movie of such tender, fascinating beauty. It is the first time I have cried watching a film in many, many years. We live on a planet of some incredible miracles. But few things are as precious as the bond between two creatures of two totally different worlds. We need to protect this planet and its creatures. We need to cherish them, respect them, and love them. This is the purpose of life. |
| User ReviewrowlandcloudIt’s quite significant how a documentary with a supposedly insignificant subject, can have such significant impact. The storytelling is so well done. Great example of finding meaning in the small things of life. |
