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    THE PENGUIN LESSONS

    Directed by Peter Cattaneo
    United Kingdom/Spain | 110 minutes | Closing Night Film

  

Director Peter Cattaneo is expected to attend the January 12 screening

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A deliciously wry Steve Coogan teams up with the director of The Full Monty in this irresistible dramedy about a disaffected English schoolteacher in militaristic Argentina, whose life – and those of his spoiled pupils – is transformed when he rescues and adopts an adorable penguin.

film details

Director: Peter Cattaneo
Producers: Rory Aitken, Adrián Guerra, Andrew Noble, Ben Pugh, Robert Walak
Screenwriter: Jeff Pope
Cinematographers: Xavi Giménez
Editor: Robin Peters, Tariq Anwar
Music: Federico Jusid
Cast: Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Vivian El Jaber, Björn Gustafsson, Alfonsina Carrocio, David Herrero
Country: United Kingdom/Spain
Language: In English and Spanish with English subtitles
Year: 2024
Running Time: 110 minutes
Director Filmography: Military Wives (PSIFF 2020), The Rocker (2008), Opal Dream (2006), Lucky Break (2001), The Full Monty (1997)
Primary Company: Sony Pictures Classics

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