The Penguin Lessons

Movie • 2024 • Biography  

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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. 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 many others.
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Does the dog die?
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Not a dog, but just as traumatizing
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Is there defecation?
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Not by a human. The penguin poops on screen.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Is there hate speech?
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Don't think so but there is classroom bullying due to political differences.
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Guns are aimed at people several times but no one is shot.
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Abandonment
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Character tries to dump the penguin multiple times but ultimately doesn't go through with it.
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is someone stalked?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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No, however there is mention of a drunk driver killing someone.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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Not intentionally but the penguin is not necessarily receiving the correct care for a wild animal
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
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Very sad scene with lifeless body of the animal
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Does a pet die?
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Yes, suddenly very near the end pet is found dead.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Lots of dead penguins in an oil slick.
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Does a horse die?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there bugs?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone drugged?
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Is someone held under water?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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A woman is dragged away by several men. A child has his hands bound behind his back by bullies.
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Bodily Harm
Is there excessive gore?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Off screen, implied that someone was beaten up
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there body horror?
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Finger bitten by penguin. No lasting harm.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is there amputation?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are there dislocations?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Is there a hanging?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a kid die?
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Not during the film but main character's daughter died when she was 13.
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Is an infant abducted?
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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A teenage woman abducted on screen. Discussion of this happening to many people by the corrupt government.
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Does someone cheat?
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A woman intends to cheat on her husband but changes her mind after kissing another man. Two other characters talk about their cheating spouses.
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Fear
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Are there razors?
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Is someone possessed?
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Penguin is washed in a bath with a showerhead.
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Are there ghosts?
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The sea
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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all okay! x
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Is there audio gore?
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there farting?
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Does someone spit?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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No, the police/government are presented as bad (fascists)
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We see characters arrested and released, not the actual imprisonment
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Is there menstruation?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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No but the penguin won't eat for several days
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Paranoia
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Briefly in one scene the POV is from men watching a young woman they then abduct
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Are there abortions?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there fat jokes?
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A boy who is bullied is called fat as an insult.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there aphobia?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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Mentioned but doesn't happen.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Is there BDSM?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Social
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Are there fat suits?
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Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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A very sad thing happens near the end but the actual end is framed as positive. Character literally says that he is happy he is sad.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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No but a bomb goes off in the beginning.
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