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Hitting screens this Friday, Sept. 23 (in 3-D and 2-D) the family flick based on a true story follows a dolphin named Winter who gets caught in a crab trap on a beach in Florida. Discovering her tail is severely damaged, Winter’s rescuers take her to the Clearwater Marine Hospital. Together, a marine biologist, a prosthetics doctor and a boy band together to create a prosthetic tale to save her life. So sweet!

GL got the chance to chat with one of the movie’s stars, 12-year-old Cozi Zuehlsdorff, who plays Hazel, the daughter of the doctor who runs the marine hospital. Here’s what the budding starlet had to say about her new fin friends.

GL: What was your favorite scene to film in Dolphin Tale?

Cozi: The scene where Sawyer (Nathan Gamble), Clay (Harry Connick Jr.) and I had to sleep over in the aquarium. Everyone was laughing and joking even though it was almost midnight!

What are some surprising things you learned about dolphins while working on the movie?

Dolphins are conscious breathers, which means they have to think about each breath they take. So when they sleep, they shut half their brain off at a time and sleep with one eye open!

If you could have any sea creature as a pet, what would you pick?

Oh, that’s hard! Probably a dolphin, but I also love sea turtles and river otters. They have the sweetest faces!

Be sure to catch Cozi in Dolphin Tale when it hits theaters this week. Then come back and let us know your thoughts.

by Patricia McNamara and Devin Alessio | 2/1/2016