Lionsgate has shared a poster and trailer for director Peter Cattaneo’s (The Full Monty) comedy drama The Penguin Lessons.
Based on Tom Michell’s memoir of the same name, the film follows Tom (Steve Coogan), a British school teacher working in Argentina who finds his whole life changed after he adopts a penguin he finds on a beach.
Joining Coogan in the cast is Jonathan Pryce, Vivian El Jaber, Björn Gustafsson, Alfonsina Carrocio, and David Herrero. Watch the trailer below…
Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo (Military Wives, TIFF ’19) follows an Englishman’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.
The Penguin Lessons arrives in cinemas on April 18th.