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My Octopus Teacher: South African documentary’s Oscar triumph ‘a win for the whole country’

South Africa

My Octopus Teacher: South African documentary’s Oscar triumph ‘a win for the whole country’

By Victoria O’Regan

Joy and ‘disbelief’ as ‘My Octopus Teacher’ gets its tentacles around Oscar – and makes history

South Africa

Joy and ‘disbelief’ as ‘My Octopus Teacher’ gets its tentacles around Oscar – and makes history

By Victoria O’Regan