The unlikely bond between a teacher and a penguin
Regie: Peter Cattaneo (e.g. Lucky Break, The Full Monty) – Acteurs: a.o. Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Alfonsina Carrocio
Lengte: 111 minuten – Taal: English, Spanish
– Ondertiteling: English
De Volkskrant: “…The unruly main character is played well by Steve Coogan. He gets some nice counterplay from the penguin.”
About every FIRST FRIDAY of the month Filmtheater De Witt screens an English language film or a film with English subtitles. With pleasure we present this to our international fellow-citizens, but Dutchies are welcome too. Bring your friends!!
On the 7th of November it’s a feel good comedy based on a unbelievable real story.
When English teacher Michell (Steve Coogan) starts working at a posh private school in Argentina in 1976, he encounters a divided country and a group of unruly students. During a vacation, he finds a penguin on an oil-covered beach. He reluctantly rescues the animal from the oil and takes it under his wing. This forges a special bond between man and animal, one that profoundly changes his perspective on life (and himself).
Director Peter Cattaneo achieved success over 25 years ago with his feel-good comedy The Full Monty. Now he adapts the true life story of Tom Mitchell into a warm, feel-good film.
