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The Penguin Lessons ()


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A disillusioned Englishman who goes to work in a school in a divided Argentina in 1976 finds his life transformed when he rescues an orphaned penguin from the beach.

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Bruno Blas ...
Armed Guard
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Tom
Julia Fossi ...
Anna
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Headmaster Buckle
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Maria
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Diego
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Tapio
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Cooper
Joaquín Lopez ...
Víctor (as Joaquin Lopez Dominguez)
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Ramiro
Miguel Alejandro Serrano ...
Walter
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Ernesto
Nicanor Fernandez ...
Igor (as Nicanor Fernández Montechiarini)
Gera Maleh ...
Santino
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Sofia
Francesca Vaccari ...
Tango Dancer
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Carina (as Mica Breque)
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Nora
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Woman at Beach Café
Dodi de Miquel ...
Man at Beach Café
Juan M. Barreiro ...
Uruguayan Police Officer (as Juan Manuel Barreiro)
Osvaldo Ayre ...
Customs Officer
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Bursar
Silvia de Esteban ...
Clothes Shop Owner
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Márquez
Liam Mayne ...
Alejandro
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Soldier at Zoo (as Julian Galli Guillen)
Ailén Maciel ...
Zoo Keeper (as Ailen Maciel)
Ana Carolina Parisi ...
Therese
Josefina Montserrat ...
Edita

Directed by

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Peter Cattaneo

Written by

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Jeff Pope ... (screenplay by)
 
Tom Michell ... (based on the book by)

Produced by

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Rory Aitken ... producer
Marie-Claire Benson ... executive producer
Emma Berkofsky ... executive producer
Agustin Ortiz Byrne ... line producer: Argentina (as Agustín Ortiz Byrne)
Mariano Alvarez Casado ... line producer: Argentina
Peter Cattaneo ... executive producer
Steve Coogan ... executive producer
Victoria Denman ... executive producer
Antoine Forferre ... executive producer
Majo Garófali ... line producer: Uruguay (as Majo Garofali)
Adrián Guerra ... producer (as Adrian Guerra)
Francesca Horsfield ... executive producer
Gordon Horsfield ... executive producer
Joshua Horsfield ... executive producer
Elizabeth Kormanova ... executive producer
Lluís Malet ... line producer (as Lluís Malet Molas)
Richard Mansell ... executive producer
Flora Fernández Marengo ... executive producer: for Labhouse Films
Henry Maxey ... executive producer
Israel Mendoza ... line producer: Nostromo Pictures
Tom Michell ... executive producer
Andrew Noble ... producer (as Andy Noble)
Jeff Pope ... executive producer
Ben Pugh ... producer
Thorsten Schumacher ... executive producer
Camilla Seligman ... executive producer
Claire Taylor ... executive producer
Josh Varney ... executive producer
Nia Vazirani ... executive producer
Robert Walak ... producer
Orlando Wood ... executive producer

Music by

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Federico Jusid

Cinematography by

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Xavi Giménez

Editing by

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Robin Peters

Editorial Department

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Quique Cañadas ... Color by
Carlos de Havilland ... assistant editor
Gabriel Estelrich ... assistant editor
Esmé Hill ... assistant editor
Guillermo Lorenzana Torns ... assistant editor
Laura Martín Campo ... on-line editor
Marina Rof ... assistant editor
Víctor Donaire ... data management (uncredited)

Casting By

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Sarah Crowe
Alejandro Gil

Production Design by

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Isona Rigau

Art Direction by

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Víctor Santacana

Set Decoration by

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Andrea Seoane

Costume Design by

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Alberto Valcárcel

Makeup Department

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Caitlin Acheson ... makeup designer
Eva Casanova ... hair and makeup assistant (as Eva Casanova Guerra)
Eva Fernández ... hair stylist
Inoni Gatell ... hair and makeup assistant
Sophie Harmon ... hair and makeup artist: Jonathan Pryce
Benjamín Pérez ... hair designer

Production Management

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Saskia Gigi Duff ... production executive
Bet Rasquí ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Judit Costa ... AD Floor Runner
Marta Díaz ... third assistant director
Ona Jané i Millà ... third assistant director
Ruben Jimenez ... crowd assistant director: dailies
Guillem Manzanares ... second assistant director / second unit first assistant director
Alberto Pérez-Mora ... Additional third assistant director
Lara Rivas ... key 2nd assistant director
Rafael Sastre ... additional second assistant director / additional third assistant director
Felipe Sigala ... trainee assistant director
Laia Vidal ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Temple Clark ... storyboard artist
Markus Donhauser ... scenic painter
Celia 'Cheli' Escribano Colmena ... Construction: painter, sculptor and wallpaperer
Fanny Espinet ... Dressing props
Lorenzo Fatatis ... set dresser: art department
David Faüchs ... Dressing props
Judit Ferrer ... property master
Nio Martínez ... set dresser
Silvia Merino ... production buyer
Justina Monserrat ... Standby props assistant
Ángela Peinado ... art department coordinator
Paula Perez Violatto ... standby props assistant
Adriana Perón ... Graphic designer: art department
Jota Rigo ... assistant art director: Concept artist and draughtsman
Aday Ruiz ... props rental
Laureano Tejera ... set dresser
Bernat Gómez Lucas ... SFX props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jorge Alarcón ... dialogue editor
Miguel Barbosa ... foley artist
Marc Bech ... dialogue and foley re-recording mixer
Ben Carr ... adr mixer
Kevin Carvalho ... foley mixer
Murat Celikkol ... adr mixer
Pol Fernández ... boom operator
Guillem Giró Olivella ... sound assistant
Albert Manera ... sound mixer
Iosu Martínez ... sound editor
Aroa Munuera ... sound assistant
Sarah Romero ... sound editor
Guillem Sancho ... boom operator
Oriol Tarragó ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Daniel S. Torres ... ADR sound recordist: Miguel Alejandro Serrano
Willy Vila ... sound editor

Special Effects by

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Wesley Barnard ... special effects supervisor
Marcin Busko ... special effects technician
Bernat Gómez Lucas ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Lorenzo Basurto ... Pipeline Supervisor
Nestor Benito ... Compositing Lead
Fabio Biondi ... DevOps Engineer
Jorge Rivadeneira Bolaños ... CG Lead
José Espinosa Bolívar ... Compositing
Jose Javier C. Cova ... Pipeline Development
Milena Cañas Álvarez ... visual effects producer
Alba Chaparro Rodríguez-Brusco ... production coordinator
Emilio G. Chivite ... Compositing
Marco Curado ... CG Supervisor
Blau Duran Cabré ... on-set vfx data wrangler
Lionel Estivill ... On-Set VFX Supervisor
Aleksandar Faraguna ... Compositing
Mónica García-Calderón ... Compositing
Ana Garmendia ... CG Assistant
Adrián Sánchez Gimeno ... Compositing
Yaiza González ... visual effects editor
Daniel Gómez Lorenzo ... Compositing
Ivan Jovanovikj ... Matchmove
Erkan Köksoy ... Compositing
Laura López García De Blas ... editorial department manager
Álvaro de Lope López ... Compositing
Jose G. Magide ... DevOps Engineer
Jose Milan ... Office Administrator
Daniel N. Mola ... Compositing
Alejandra Ortiz Vilches ... Concept Art / Digital Matte Painter
Daniel Cañas Peña ... Compositing
Ingrid Pons ... Head of Studio
Dimitrija Popovski ... Matchmove Lead
Nil Prat Gómez ... Compositing
Adrián Pueyo ... Head of VFX / On-Set VFX Supervisor
Celia R. Revert ... visual effects editor
Pol Rica ... CG Artist
Enrique Martín Rodríguez ... Compositing
Marta Romero Girón ... Administration Manager
Javier Sanz Barbero ... Compositing
Yukio Satoh ... Head of Technology
Radhakrishnan Srinivasan ... Compositing
Jorge Sánchez Sánchez ... Compositing
Alba Temiño Quiroga ... Compositing
Paula Tetuan ... visual effects editor
Maria Tortosa ... Head of Production
Ikrame Turqui ... Motion Designer
Dejan Valjak ... Matchmove
Francesco Veroli ... Technical Support
Carlos Zaera ... On-Set VFX Supervisor / visual effects supervisor
Pedro Zuñeda Garrido ... Pipeline Development

Stunts

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Renato Camargos ... stunt coordinator
Gloria Di Manca ... stunt actor
Braulio Elio Gutiérrez Medina ... stunt performer
Eduardo Moratilla ... stunt performer
Alejandro Pantany ... stunt performer
Moi Quintana ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sergio Bachiller González ... additional electrician
Enia Balagué ... assistant video assist operator
Francesc Carreras ... first assistant camera
Jordi A. Corrales ... D.I.T./Live Color Grading
Lucía Faraig ... still photographer
Xavier Farré ... making of / still photographer (film segments)
Jano García Prendes ... Scuba Cam First Assistant Spain Unit
Javier González Leonardo ... key grip
Marc González ... additional camera operator / director of photography second unit
Aina Graupera Salicrú ... electrician
Charlie Gray ... specials photographer
Patrik Herchl ... board operator
Judith Iglesias ... second assistant camera
Edu Jiménez ... Loader
Martí Maluquer ... gaffer
Jordi Manchado ... camera trainee
José Ángel Manrique ... best boy grip
Roger Martínez ... first assistant camera
Andy McLeod ... camera operator: underwater
Yaroslav Prokhorov ... Ronin 2 technician & grip
Eduard Pumariega ... best boy
Andrea Resmini ... still photographer
Nicole Rochaix ... second assistant camera
Claudia Rodríguez ... Video Assist Operator
Ramón Sánchez ... a camera and steadicam
Pol Tarrats ... first grip
Sven Vohser ... electrician: Canary Islands

Casting Department

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Arnau Jurado ... casting assistant
Thomas Kenny ... casting associate
Xanthe Spencer-Davidson ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Aliya Akhunova ... costume assistant
Gresham Blake ... suits: Steve Coogan
Laura Francisco ... costume assistant
Beatriz Frutos ... assistant costume designer
Aiora Ganuza ... set costumer
Noelia Moyano ... wardrobe assistant
Ainhoa Viciano ... additional crowd costumer

Location Management

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Sara Boero ... location assistant
Erik Ceballos Valdés ... assistant location manager (as Eric Ceballos)
Pablo Colechà ... location production assistant
Xavi Izquierdo ... location manager
Jordi Vendrell ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Claudio Constantini ... musician: bandoneon
Enrico Fallea ... Orchestrator
Liz Gallacher ... music supervisor
Federico Jusid ... musician: piano
Eva Macbell ... musician: voices
Oliver Martín ... musician: electric guitar
Sergio Menem ... musician: classical guitar
Daniel Osiewala ... music producer
Francisco Sokolowicz ... additional music / music producer
Joaquin Sánchez Gil ... musician: flutes
María Ulled ... executive music producer

Transportation Department

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Francisco González Leal ... driver on set
John González Mesa ... action vehicles coordinator
Diana Junco ... Electrician Truck Driver
Jordi Nebot ... picture vehicles supervisor

Additional Crew

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Andrea Alonso Valles ... Set PA
Fran J. Alonso ... Set PA
Victor Bergadà ... Set PA
Maria Verdu Bertomeu ... Assistant to Lead Actor / assistant: Steve Coogan
Sabrina Brewer ... assistant: Joshua Horsfield
Romina Cocca ... dialect coach and translator
Salvador 'Sammy' Cruz ... rugby coach
Saskia Gigi Duff ... Production Executive
Francisco 'Vasko' Fernández ... rugby coach
Zuleica Gabas ... assistant: Steve Coogan, Gran Canaria
Adrià Gordillo Pi ... assistant: Peter Cattaneo
Noor Husheri ... Production Trainee
Rita Marieges ... Cashier
Simone Caroline A. Mauro ... production coordinator
Ali Moshref ... Production Executive: Completion Guarantor
Esteban Pontoriero ... historical consultant (as Dr. Esteban Pontoriero)
Berta Rivas Alonso ... Apoc
Freddie Robarts ... assistant to producer: 42
Blair Tieger ... assistant: Ben Pugh
Francesca Vaccari ... tango coach
Àlex Vicente Serra ... Key set PA

Thanks

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Miriam Brent ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary
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Taglines In 1976 Argentina, on the eve of a political revolution, a teacher and his students at an exclusive boys school are enlightened by an unusual guest. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Der Pinguin meines Lebens (Germany)
  • Der Pinguin meines Lebens (Austria)
  • Lições de Liberdade (Brazil)
  • Школа мистера Пингвина (Russia)
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Runtime
  • 111 min
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Trivia The actor Steve Coogan was 58 when he portrayed Tom Michell. In real life, Michell was only 23 when these events took place. There is a story line about Tom's 13-year-old daughter, which was fabricated for the film. Interestingly, this isn't the first recent penguin film to use this plot device - the 2024 film "My Penguin Friend" also featured a protagonist whose child had died, using this as a way to explain the character's intense attachment to his animal companion. The 19-year-old character Sofia is also a fictional creation of the film. See more »
Goofs When walking on the beach before he found the penguin, Tom Michell stepped in a large puddle of oil. When he was kneeling at the side of the bathtub cleaning the penguin, the bottoms of his shoes were pristine. See more »
Movie Connections References Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969). See more »
Soundtracks Avenida de las Camelias See more »
Quotes Tom Michell: The penguin is not a communist.
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