My Octopus Teacher
Taste attributes: documentaryanimalsdramaheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA realistic documentary that is heavy and moving. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
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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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Off the Fence
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
