The Penguin Who Couldn’t Swim

The Penguin Who Couldn’t Swim

The Penguin Who Couldn’t Swim

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The Penguin Who Couldn’t Swim

2018

0h 6m

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Animation

Drama

Overview

An animation about a disabled penguin who lives on a rocky island in the southern seas where she feels isolated from the rest of her colony. She is inventive, resourceful and tough but frustrated about what she cannot do.

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BFI

BBC

Wingspan Productions

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1 member

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Adam McNicol

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