Tiko and the Shark (1962)

Original title

Ti-Koyo e il suo pescecane

Directed by

Folco Quilici

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young fisherman in French Polynesia befriends a shark when they are both young. The story follows their unusual friendship over the years.

lightheartednostalgicgentleeasygoingsunnywhimsicalwarm

What happens

Tiko and the Shark (Italian: Ti-Koyo e il suo pescecane) is a 1962 film directed by Folco Quilici and based on a novel Ti-Coyo and His Shark by Clement Richer. An international co-production of France and Italy, the film's plot follows the friendship between a fisherman and a shark that begins in their youth. Filming took place on location in French Polynesia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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