The Penguin Lessons (2024)
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- PG-13
- 1h 51min
- Drama
- 28 Mar 2025 (USA)
- Movie
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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| Steve Coogan | ... |
Tom
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Julia Fossi | ... |
Anna
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| Jonathan Pryce | ... |
Headmaster Buckle
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| Vivian El Jaber | ... |
Maria
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| David Herrero | ... |
Diego
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| Björn Gustafsson | ... |
Tapio
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| Brendan McNamee | ... |
Cooper
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Joaquín Lopez | ... |
Víctor
(as Joaquin Lopez Dominguez)
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| Hugo Fuertes | ... |
Ramiro
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Miguel Alejandro Serrano | ... |
Walter
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| Aimar Miranda | ... |
Ernesto
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Nicanor Fernandez | ... |
Igor
(as Nicanor Fernández Montechiarini)
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Gera Maleh | ... |
Santino
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| Alfonsina Carrocio | ... |
Sofia
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Francesca Vaccari | ... |
Tango Dancer
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| Micaela Breque | ... |
Carina
(as Mica Breque)
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| Florencia Nocetti | ... |
Nora
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| Romina Cocca | ... |
Woman at Beach Café
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Dodi de Miquel | ... |
Man at Beach Café
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Juan M. Barreiro | ... |
Uruguayan Police Officer
(as Juan Manuel Barreiro)
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Osvaldo Ayre | ... |
Customs Officer
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| Tomás Pozzi | ... |
Bursar
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Silvia de Esteban | ... |
Clothes Shop Owner
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| Ramiro Blas | ... |
Márquez
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Liam Mayne | ... |
Alejandro
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| Julián Galli Guillén | ... |
Soldier at Zoo
(as Julian Galli Guillen)
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Ailén Maciel | ... |
Zoo Keeper
(as Ailen Maciel)
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Ana Carolina Parisi | ... |
Therese
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Josefina Montserrat | ... |
Edita
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Directed by
| Peter Cattaneo | ||
Written by
| Jeff Pope | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Tom Michell | ... | (based on the book by) |
Produced by
| 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
| Federico Jusid | ||
Cinematography by
| Xavi Giménez | ||
Editing by
| Robin Peters | ||
Editorial Department
| 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
| Sarah Crowe | ||
| Alejandro Gil | ||
Production Design by
| Isona Rigau | ||
Art Direction by
| Víctor Santacana | ||
Set Decoration by
| Andrea Seoane | ||
Costume Design by
| Alberto Valcárcel | ||
Makeup Department
| 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
| Saskia Gigi Duff | ... | production executive |
| Bet Rasquí | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Wesley Barnard | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Marcin Busko | ... | special effects technician |
| Bernat Gómez Lucas | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Arnau Jurado | ... | casting assistant |
| Thomas Kenny | ... | casting associate |
| Xanthe Spencer-Davidson | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Francisco González Leal | ... | driver on set |
| John González Mesa | ... | action vehicles coordinator |
| Diana Junco | ... | Electrician Truck Driver |
| Jordi Nebot | ... | picture vehicles supervisor |
Additional Crew
| 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
| Miriam Brent | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Nostromo Pictures
- 42
- Aperture Media Partners
- Intake Films (presents)
- Rolling Dice (presents)
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Classics (2024) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2024) (Japan)
- Cinema Park (2025) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2025) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2025) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2025) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- TOBIS Film (2025) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Madman Entertainment (2025) (Australia)
- Madman Films (2025) (New Zealand)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2024) (India)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2024) (South Korea)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2024) (Turkey)
Special Effects
- DDT Efectos Especiales (animatronic penguins)
- Orca Studios (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Airmedia 360 (Drone services & aerial cinematography)
- Internacional Saeta (travel agency)
- Ovide (camera equipment provided by)
- Sound Troop (foley studio)
Storyline
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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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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |