Turtle Odyssey

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Turtle Odyssey
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Film poster
Directed byCaspar Mazzotti
Paul Phelan
Written byAmelia McCarten
Paul Phelan
Produced byDavid Gross
Narrated by Russell Crowe
CinematographyCaspar Mazzotti
Jon Shaw
Edited byCaspar Mazzotti
Paul Phelan
Music by Michael Lira
Distributed bySK Films
Release date
  • June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)
Running time
41 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Turtle Odyssey is a 2018 Australian documentary short about a sea turtle named Bunji. [1] The documentary was directed by Paul Phelan and Caspar Mazzotti and narrated by Russell Crowe. [2] [3]

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Release

The film premiered on June 30, 2018 at the Virginia Aquarium. [4] It also showed at the Fleet Science Center on July 5, 2019. [5] Then it was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 3, 2019. [6] It was also shown at the California Science Center on February 7, 2020. [7] [8]

Reception

Renee Schonfeld of Common Sense Media awarded the film four stars out of five. [9] Josh Board of KSWB-TV awarded the film five stars. [10]

Peter Keough of The Boston Globe gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Though the images of ocean vistas and sea life are breathtaking, a critic might sniff at the film’s anthropomorphism and manipulative, formulaic narrative." [11]

Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Familiar structure, fascinating star." [2]

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