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201560 minGdocumentary

7.5/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Life on the Reef

201560 minGdocumentary

7.5/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Filmed over a year, the three-part series follows the lives of people living in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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Filmed over a year, the three-part series follows the lives of people living in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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Filmed over the course of a year, this three-part documentary follows those who live in one of the most extraordinary places on the planet, Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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