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Puff: Wonders of the Reef

Puff: Wonders of the Reef

Documentary · 2021

A baby pufferfish travels through a wondrous microworld full of fantastical creatures as he searches for a home on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Puff: Wonders of the Reef

2021 Documentary 59m

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7.7 / 10

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A baby pufferfish travels through a wondrous microworld full of fantastical creatures as he searches for a home on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Nick Robinson

Written by

Nick Robinson · Peta Ayers

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Narrator (voice)

Court is in session

Put Puff: Wonders of the Reef on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.