Inspired by the true story of an extraordinary friendship.
A lost penguin rescued from an oil spill transforms the life of a heartbroken fisherman. They become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them.
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
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“Is Jean Reno the best thing in My Penguin Friend?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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Cast
- Jean RenoJoão
- Adriana BarrazaMaria
- Nicolás FrancellaCarlos
- Alexia MoyanoAdriana
- Rocío HernándezStephanie
- Ravel CabralPaulo
- Pedro CaetanoYoung Oscar
- Amanda MagalhãesYoung Maria
- Juan QueirozPedro
- Wilson RabeloMarcos
Crew
- David SchurmannDirector
- Kristen LazarianWriter
- Paulina LagudiWriter
- Anthony Dod MantleDirector of Photography
- Fernando VelázquezOriginal Music Composer
- Teresa FontEditor
- Andreas WentzProducer
- Nicolas VeinbergProducer
- Patrick EwaldProducer
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Pairings
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