Turtle Odyssey (2018)

Name: Turtle Odyssey
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-06-30
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Russell Crowe

Turtle Odyssey (2018), directed by Caspar Mazzotti, starring Russell Crowe.

06/30/2018 BR Documentary 45m

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Narrated By Russell Crowe

Synopsis

Turtle Odyssey explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian green sea turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the open ocean. The film follows Bunji the green sea turtle from a hatchling into adulthood as she swims thousands of miles, meets incredible creatures and has some really wild encounters.

Caspar MazzottiDirector
Paul PhelanDirector, Writer
Amelia McCartenWriter

About the film

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

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

Release

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

Reception

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

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."

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

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External links

Official website

Turtle Odyssey at IMDb

Turtle Odyssey at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from Turtle Odyssey on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_Odyssey

Trivia

It premiered on June 30, 2018, a Saturday.
It runs 0h45 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosDefinition Films, Ginclearfilm, Ocean 3D Films, Wild Pacific Media
CountriesAustralia
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

Cast

Russell Crowe Narrator (voice)

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Caspar Mazzotti Director
Paul Phelan Director
Amelia McCarten Writer
Paul Phelan Writer

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What is Turtle Odyssey about?

Turtle Odyssey: Turtle Odyssey explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian green sea turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the open ocean. The film follows Bunji the green sea turtle from a hatchling into adulthood as she swims thousands of miles, meets incredible creatures and has some really wild encounters.

Who directed Turtle Odyssey?

Turtle Odyssey was directed by Caspar Mazzotti and Paul Phelan in 2018.

Who stars in Turtle Odyssey?

The cast of Turtle Odyssey includes Russell Crowe.

How long is Turtle Odyssey?

Turtle Odyssey runs for 45 minutes, or 0h45.