Film
The Penguin Lessons (12A)
RESCHEDULED SCREENINGS FOLLOWING CANCELLATIONS IN APRIL
Dir. Peter Cattaneo, UK/Spain, 2025, 112 mins. In English with some subtitles. Cast. Steve Coogan, Bjorn Gustafsson, Jonathan Pryce, Vivian El Jaber.
This poignant dramedy from Peter Cattaneo follows an Englishman’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.
Buenos Aires, 1976: Tom arrives to begin a teaching job at a prestigious English boarding school. Argentina is fraught with political violence, and despite the headmaster’s exhortations the school keep calm and carry on, it is temporarily shut down by the military coup d’état. Travelling to Uruguay, Tom encounters a penguin drenched in oil from a spill, and against his better judgment, rescues the bird. In doing so, he unlocks its undying loyalty, and after sneaking the flightless beast back to Argentina, begins a strange and beautiful friendship with the penguin that sees it become an unwitting agent of change for Tom and eventually, the whole school.
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Dir. Peter Cattaneo, UK/Spain, 2025, 112 mins. In English with some subtitles. Cast. Steve Coogan, Bjorn Gustafsson, Jonathan Pryce, Vivian El Jaber.
This poignant dramedy from Peter Cattaneo follows an Englishman’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.
Buenos Aires, 1976: Tom arrives to begin a teaching job at a prestigious English boarding school. Argentina is fraught with political violence, and despite the headmaster’s exhortations the school keep calm and carry on, it is temporarily shut down by the military coup d’état. Travelling to Uruguay, Tom encounters a penguin drenched in oil from a spill, and against his better judgment, rescues the bird. In doing so, he unlocks its undying loyalty, and after sneaking the flightless beast back to Argentina, begins a strange and beautiful friendship with the penguin that sees it become an unwitting agent of change for Tom and eventually, the whole school.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
