MY PENGUIN FRIEND Advance Screening
To say “Thank You!” for your support of DIFF, we cordially invite you to a free private screening of the new Roadside Attractions film, MY PENGUIN FRIEND, starring Jean Reno, on Tuesday, August 6, 7:30 pm, at Violet Crown Cinema Dallas in Uptown’s West Village.
Special thanks to Roadside Attractions and Violet Crown Cinema for hosting this advance screening exclusively for members of the DIFF community. MY PENGUIN FRIEND will open in Dallas theaters on August 16, 2024.
Tickets are complimentary to DIFF invitees, but reservations are required. Please arrive before 7:15 pm to ensure seating. If your plans change, please cancel your tickets so that wait list requests can be accommodated. Please email DIFFEvents@dallasfilm.org with questions.
SYNOPSIS:
A sweeping family adventure, My Penguin Friend is a triumphant tale of friendship between a lonely father and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty. Humble fisherman JoaÞo (International star Jean Reno) has turned away from the world in the wake of tragedy. But when he discovers a penguin drifting alone in the ocean, drenched in oil from a spill, his first instinct is to help. To his wife’s (Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza) dismay, he not only rescues the sea creature, but takes the flightless bird under his wing. For the first time in years JoaÞo starts to feel joy, even if he cannot fathom just how unbreakable a bond is being formed. When the penguin suddenly disappears back into the immense wilds of the ocean, JoaÞo believes it is impossible that he will ever see his friend again. But thousands of miles away, the penguin is caught in misadventures of his own, determined to use his unique GPS-like powers to find his way back to the place he now considers home. Based on an emotional true story that riveted the world and filmed on the spectacular coasts of Brazil and Argentina, My Penguin Friend is a tale that traverses the magic of the ocean, the beauty of nature, and the transformative power of love.
Rating: PG
Run Time: 97 minutes
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