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Penguin Bloom

2021 · 95 min

A tender, quietly emotional true story about a family healing through an unexpected bond with a bird.

Directed by
Glendyn Ivin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Griffin Murray-Johnston
Tagline
The true story of an unlikely hero.
Overview
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Glendyn Ivin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Griffin Murray-Johnston
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • healing
  • family
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Glendyn Ivin
Written by
Shaun Grant, Harry Cripps
Starring
Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Felix Cameron, Abe Clifford-Barr, Jacki Weaver, Rachel House, Gia Carides
Music
Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography
Sam Chiplin
Runtime
95 min
Country
Australia, United States of America
Languages
English

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