Puff: Wonders of the Reef | |
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Directed by | Nick Robinson |
Written by | Peta Ayers Nick Robinson |
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Starring | Rose Byrne |
Cinematography | Pete West |
Edited by | Bobbi Hansel |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Puff: Wonders of the Reef is a 2021 Australian nature documentary film made for Netflix and directed by Nick Robinson. [1]
Narrated by actress Rose Byrne, the story follows a baby pufferfish on its travel through a microscopic marine world of the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the world. It offers a view of its ecosystem from the perspective of the fish. [2] It was released on December 16, 2021. [3] [4]
Puff: Wonders of the Reef won the News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Nature Documentary at the 43rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards in 2022. [5]
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