THE PENGUIN LESSONS

By Peter CATTANEO

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Book adaptation - Completed 2023

Based on The Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling book, THE PENGUIN LESSONS is the captivating true story of the unlikely bond between an English teacher and a penguin.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2024
Gala Presentations
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Book adaptation
    • Countries
    • UNITED KINGDOM
    • Director(s)
    • Peter CATTANEO
    • Writer(s)
    • Jeff POPE
    • Producer(s)
    • Rory AITKEN, Ben PUGH, Andy NOBLE, Adrián GUERRA
    • Synopsis
    • Based on The Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling book of the same name by Tom Michell, THE PENGUIN LESSONS is the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, he discovered instead a complicated and divided nation – and a class of practically unteachable young boys. However, when he finds a small penguin washed up on an oil slicked beach, his life is turned upside down – and the penguin becomes not only a valued friend, but also a teacher of life’s most important lessons, for Tom, the boys and, in fact, everyone he meets.