Penguin Bloom


PENGUIN BLOOM (2020)


Director: Glendyn Ivin

Writer: Shaun Grant
Producers: Bruna Papandrea, Jodi Matterson & Emma Cooper
Production Co: Pacific Standard & Made Up Stories
Casting Directors: Kirsty McGregor & Stevie Ray
Casting Assistant: Will Pearce

Cast includes: Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Rachel House, Griffin Murray-Johnson, Felix Cameron & Abe Clifford-Barr

Based on the international best-selling book of the same name, this magical film tells the true and emotional story of a family’s extraordinary friendship with a unique little bird. Set on Australia’s northern beaches, Sam Bloom is a young mother recovering from a near-fatal accident that has left her unable to walk. As Sam and her family struggle to come to terms with their new situation, a guardian angel enters their lives in the form of an injured magpie chick, whom they name ‘Penguin’. This odd little bird helps them rediscover the preciousness of life, as they learn to heal as a family.

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