My Penguin Friend

2024 • 97 minutes

About this movie

MY PENGUIN FRIEND is a sweeping family adventure and triumphant tale of friendship between a heartbroken fisherman and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty. Humble fisherman João (Jean Reno) has turned away from the world in the wake of tragedy, but when he discovers a penguin drifting alone in the ocean, drenched in oil from a spill, his first instinct is to help. To his wife’s (Adriana Barraza) dismay, he not only rescues the sea creature, but takes the flightless bird under his wing. Naming the penguin DinDim, for the first time in years João starts to feel joy, even if he cannot fathom just how unbreakable a bond is being formed. When DinDim suddenly disappears back into the immense wilds of the ocean, João believes it is impossible that he will ever see his friend again. But thousands of miles away, DinDim is caught in misadventures of his own, determined to use his unique GPS-like powers to find his way back to the place he now considers home. Based on an emotional true story that riveted the world and filmed on the spectacular coasts of Brazil and Argentina, MY PENGUIN FRIEND is a tale that traverses the magic of the ocean, the power of nature, and the transformative mystery of love.