Penguin Bloom

Name: Penguin Bloom
Genre: Drama
Released: January 27, 2021
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Abe Clifford-Barr, Andrew Lincoln, Clipper, Essi Murray-Johnston, Eugene

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): January 27, 2021 | TV-14

Starring: Abe Clifford-Barr, Andrew Lincoln, Clipper, Essi Murray-Johnston, Eugene, Felix Cameron, Gerry, Gia Carides, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Jacki Weaver, Leeanna Walsman, Lisa Hensley, Naomi Watts, Rachel House, Randolph Fields

Summary: In 2013, Samantha Bloom (Naomi Watts), her husband Cameron (Andrew Lincoln) and their three sons left their home in Australia for a holiday in Thailand. While enjoying a view, Sam fell off of a rooftop due to what was later determined to be a rotted railing...breaking her vertebrae in two places. Paralyzed from the chest down, Sam — aIn 2013, Samantha Bloom (Naomi Watts), her husband Cameron (Andrew Lincoln) and their three sons left their home in Australia for a holiday in Thailand. While enjoying a view, Sam fell off of a rooftop due to what was later determined to be a rotted railing...breaking her vertebrae in two places. Paralyzed from the chest down, Sam — a lifelong outdoorswoman, surfer, and traveler —was unrecognizable to herself, and spent long months in a depression that made her question who she could be in the world and in her own family. A year later, her children brought home a wounded baby magpie they found. Warily eyeing the black-and-white bird the kids affectionately named “Penguin,” Sam bonded with the household’s new member, beginning a process of emotional healing that surprised her husband and sons, her mother (Jacki Weaver), and herself. … Expand

Director: Glendyn Ivin

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 95 min

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Richard Roeper

Jan 26, 2021

Watts is such a chameleon of an actress, such a pro at slipping into a vast array of roles without drawing attention to the mechanics of her work, that we almost take for granted how damn good she is — and she delivers beautiful and resonant work as Sam. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Jan 27, 2021

Aided by its deft performances, the film manages its tricky emotional territory with aplomb, rarely dipping into sentimentality or easy conciliations. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Jan 25, 2021

This isn’t some cutsey, bordering-on-laughable inspiration porn. It is more patient, messy and dead-serious than its sight-gag of a poster might have you believe. This doesn’t mean it’s a great movie – just a passable one. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Jan 26, 2021

Because Watts is a gifted actor, Penguin Bloom does sometimes convey paraplegia’s emotional trials. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Jan 29, 2021

Subtlety is kicked to the curb in favor of volcanic drama, and nary a moment goes by without some screaming or an inspiring message. Read full review

Carla Meyer

Jan 27, 2021

Penguin is the film’s most fleshed-out character. We know the bird’s origin story, but nobody else’s. Read full review

Tomris Laffly

Sep 16, 2020

Shrewdly, Watts goes for something subtle and soft here — instead of clichéd garishness, her performance hinges on her doleful gaze and melancholic tinge, ultimately helping Penguin Bloom honor its real-life character’s journey with some respect. Read full review

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AlbertoMiranda

Feb 19, 2021

The best. Ella es impresionante, la música es un boom y la actuación lo mejor.

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DogeGamer2015

Jul 17, 2021

Es una película basada en una historia real; la actuación de Naomi Watts es muy buena y la cinematografía es excelente; es una experiencia entretenida y conmovedora.

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JLuis_001

Mar 14, 2021

Naomi Watts was the only one who put more than average effort in this dull film.

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Mauro_Lanari

Nov 15, 2021

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Difficult to grasp the differences with "Soul Surfer" (McNamara 2011) and with the reception received by moviegoes and critics. An inspirational true drama, however formulaic and sweetened since it is aimed at those who have experienced similar traumas managing to overcome(Mauro Lanari)
Difficult to grasp the differences with "Soul Surfer" (McNamara 2011) and with the reception received by moviegoes and critics. An inspirational true drama, however formulaic and sweetened since it is aimed at those who have experienced similar traumas managing to overcome them, so I'd not recommend it to the Schumacher family, to the Zanardi, to Márquez or, outside the sporting sphere, to Sposini, Nuti and so on.… Expand

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