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Love story in the sea that ends in tragedy
Friday April 30 2021
By MARGARETTA WA GACHERU
My Octopus Teacher is a spine-tingling story that just won an Oscar last Sunday night at this year’s Academy Awards in the Documentary category. It had also garnered a BAFTA in London the weekend for.
The first film I’ve seen earn a 100 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the cinema rating system comparable to Moody’s for Wall Street’s Stock Exchange.
But it isn’t just critics who are bedazzled by this deeply moving story. Filmed off the coast of South Africa largely in a turbulent Atlantic Ocean, it’s also ordinary viewers who watch and then recommend the film to friends.
It s completely blown our minds - My Octopus Teacher bags Bafta Award
14 April 2021 1:04 PM
South African documentary film My Octopus Teacher has won a Bafta Award for Best Documentary.
The 2021 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) awards took place during a virtual ceremony on Sunday 11 April.
The film, which was produced for Netflix, follows South African filmmaker Craig Foster as he develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus while exploring a kelp forest near Simon s Town.
My Octopus Teacher is also nominated in the Documentary Feature category at this year s Oscar Awards which are due to be held on Sunday 25 April.
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