My Octopus Teacher: Netflix Fans Left In Tears Over 'Stunningly Beautiful' Documentary

Netflix is a treasure trove of must-watch docs, with a veritable smorgasbord of series' for us to binge on.

The latest documentary that’s had us reaching for the tissues is the heart-warming My Octopus Teacher – and we’re not exaggerating when we say it’s an emotional rollercoaster.

Watch the trailer below.

My Octopus Teacher follows filmmaker Craig Foster, who forges a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest.

Foster became enamoured with the unusual creature when he started freediving at a kelp-forest just outside Cape Town, South Africa, and the pair form a strong bond as they begin to explore the Atlantic Ocean.

Footage includes Foster actually playing with the octopus, and shows her where she eats, sleeps and lives.

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And the film has been widely well received, having won the Oscar for Best Original Documentary.

People have found themselves moved to tears by My Octopus Teacher, and the heart-tugging bond between Foster and his eight-legged friend.

Taking to Twitter, one person wrote: “If you need something beautiful, moving, and eerily calming in your life right now...watch ‘My Octopus Teacher’ on Netflix. Will probably also give you a good cry.”

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“I cried over an octopus,” a second person said, as a third explained: “Cliched I know but what an absolute rollercoaster of emotions. My heart swelled and broke and swelled and broke again. Fantastic!”

“If you really love animals, I highly recommend the documentary ‘My Octopus Teacher’ on Netflix,” agreed a fourth. “Profound, enlightening, powerful.”

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“If you haven’t seen the documentary/movie #myoctopusteacher please I beg you get it,” added a fifth. “It’s the single most moving, sad, exhilarating, beautiful yet amazing doccie imaginable.

“Truly intelligent creatures.”

“What a brilliant, beautiful love story,” said a sixth.

We know what we’ll be turning to when we need a good cry…

My Octopus Teacher is available to watch on Netflix.

Topics: Netflix, Animals, TV And Film, Documentaries

Kimberley Bond

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