Adapted by Jeff Pope from Tom Michell's 2016 memoir, the film stars Steve Coogan as Michell, a British teacher who takes a job in Argentina in 1976, and finds his life transformed when he rescues an orphaned penguin from the beach.

Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo follows an Englishman's personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.

4 days ago · Academy Award-nominated actor Steven Coogan will be back on the big screens this March with his much-anticipated comedy-drama film The Penguin Lessons.

Jan 17, 2025 · Sony Pictures Classics has announced that it will release its dramedy The Penguin Lessons, starring Academy Award nominees Steve Coogan (Philomena) and Jonathan Pryce …

THE PENGUIN LESSONS is inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students.

Sep 11, 2024 · Argentina’s 1976 military coup d’état, along with the sustained period of violence and forced disappearances that it ushered in, isn’t an obvious historical backdrop for a...

Dec 8, 2024 · Next spring, Steve Coogan will star as Tom Michell in the The Penguin Lessons, a retelling of the remarkable real-life story of how a young British man rescued a penguin caught up in an oil...

Oct 4, 2024 · Sony Pictures Classics has acquired “ The Penguin Lessons,” an uplifting dramedy starring Steve Coogan as a teacher who forms an unlikely bond with a feathered friend.

The captivating true story of the unlikely bond between an English teacher and a penguin.

Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.