"The true story of an unlikely hero."

2021

1h 35m

6.9(345 votes)

Drama

Overview

When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.

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10 featured cast members

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Naomi Watts

Sam Bloom

Andrew Lincoln

Cameron Bloom

Griffin Murray-Johnston

Noah Bloom

Felix Cameron

Rueben Bloom

Abe Clifford-Barr

Oli Bloom

Jacki Weaver

Jan

Rachel House

Gaye Hatfield

Gia Carides

Megan

Leeanna Walsman

Kylie

Lisa Hensley

Bron

Creative team

Directed by: Glendyn Ivin
Written by: Shaun Grant
Harry Cripps
Produced by: Emma Cooper
Steve Hutensky

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