- TMDB7.9
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.
- Genre
- Documentary
- Directors
- Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
- Cast
- Craig Foster, Tom Foster
- Countries
- South Africa, UK
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