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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
Mar 2, 2008 · The Polynesian boy Tiko finds a helpless baby shark. He raises it as a pet. Eventually the boy and the shark must go their separate ways, but they meet again...
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A young boy named Tiko, who lives on a Polynesian island of fisher-folk, finds a baby shark and, aided by his young friend Diana, raises it in a lagoon on a remote part of the island. Once the shark becomes mature, however, Tiko releases his pet and sends it into deeper waters.
- Folco Quilici
- Marlene Among
Ti-Koyo e il suo pescecane: Directed by Folco Quilici. With Al Kauwe, Marlene Among, Dennis Pouira, Diane Samsoi. Story about a young boy who make friends with a baby shark. He introduces the shark to his girl friend and the shark is his pet.
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- Drama
- Folco Quilici
- 1966-06
As a child he raises and trains a baby shark as a pet, which he shares with his island playmate Diana. After a decade the three are reunited, but the world has changed: Tiko and Diana have become adults; the shark has become a dangerous man-eater; and civilization has encroached on the tropical island.
Reunited childhood friends fall in love while trying to save a pet shark.
- Adventure
Filmed in French Polynesia with a Hawaiian cast, the story revolves around the adventures and romances of a young Polynesian boy as he grows up. As a child he raises and trains a baby shark as a pet, which he shares with his island playmate Diana.