Does the dog die?
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The Penguin Lessons
Movie • 2024 • Biography
ReportThe 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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MamaBirdie
Yes, assuming the penguin is the “dog” of the movie. Still worth watching.
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Is there gun violence?
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Guns are aimed at people several times but no one is shot.
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Does a parent die?
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Not during the film but a character's mother is dead.
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Main character is depressed and seems to struggle to feel anything.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Off screen assault by corrupt police. On screen bullying of a child at school but not beaten up.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Character tries to dump the penguin multiple times but ultimately doesn't go through with it.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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No, however there is mention of a drunk driver killing someone.
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Very sad scene with lifeless body of the animal
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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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Is there a dead animal?
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Lots of dead penguins in an oil slick.
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Does a pet die?
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The penguin dies. It's horrible
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Is someone restrained?
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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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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Finger bitten by penguin. No lasting harm.
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Is someone tortured?
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Off screen, implied that someone was beaten up
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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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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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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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Is there a shower scene?
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Penguin is washed in a bath with a showerhead.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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The sea
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Does someone vomit?
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all okay! x
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Not by a human. The penguin poops on screen.
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Large-scale Violence
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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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Is there incarceration?
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We see characters arrested and released, not the actual imprisonment
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mention of a person dying of cancer in the past
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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No but the penguin won't eat for several days
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there screaming?
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A woman screams for help.
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Very briefly see the penguin under water in a pool. Only a couple of seconds
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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No, but there is footage of the real penguin at the end of the film.
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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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
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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 incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Mentioned but doesn't happen.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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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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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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