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When a wild otter in desperate need of help washes up on his jetty in the remote Shetland Islands, Billy, his wife Susan, and their devoted sheepdog Jade accept a unique new member into their family. Billy is at a crossroads when he meets the otter he later names Molly: “Sometimes when you get everything you want, you convince yourself it’s everything you need. You convince yourself you’re happy...” She fills a need in him that he didn’t realize he had. So, while Billy is there for Molly, bringing her back from the brink by providing food and shelter, Molly is also there for Billy, waking something deep inside him that had gone dormant. Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story is a breathtakingly beautiful documentary, brimming with wonder, curiosity and joy, that shows how love can reawaken us to the power of acceptance (of ourselves and others) and the perfection of nature and life itself.

Distributor: National Geographic

Credits

  • Director(s)

    • Charlie Hamilton James
  • Producer(s)

    • Jeff Wilson
  • Executive Producer(s)

    • Keith Scholey
    • Alastair Fothergill
    • Tom McDonald
    • Janet Han Vissering
  • Editor(s)

    • Sam Rogers
  • Cinematography

    • Charlie Hamilton James
    • Bertie Gregory
    • Johnny Rolt
  • Composer

    • Erland Cooper

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