The Penguin Lessons
2024 film directed by Peter Cattaneo
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Summary
The Penguin Lessons is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,324 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Peter Cattaneo[3]
- Screenwriter: Jeff Pope[4]
- Genre: comedy drama[5]
- Based on: The Penguin Lessons[6]
- Cast member: Steve Coogan[7], Jonathan Pryce[8], Vivian El Jaber[9], Björn Gustafsson[10], Alfonsina Carrocio[11]
- Producer: Adrián Guerra[12]
- Depicts: National Reorganization Process[13], 1976 Argentine coup d'état[14], dirty war in Argentina[15], enforced disappearance[16]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[17], Spanish[18]
- Review score: 52/100[19], 78%[20]
- Color: color[21]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[22], Spain[23]
- Publication date: April 24, 2025[24], November 13, 2025[25], September 6, 2024[26], March 28, 2025[27], April 18, 2025[28]
- Narrative location: Buenos Aires[29], Quilmes[30], Punta del Este[31], St. George's College, Quilmes[32]
- Official website: https://www.thepenguinlessons.co.uk/[33]
- Filming location: Cambrils[34], Sant Esteve Sesrovires[35], El Vendrell[36], Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[37], Buenos Aires[38]
- Main subject: National Reorganization Process[39]
- Title: The Penguin Lessons[40]
- MPA film rating: PG-13[41]
- After a work by: Tom Michell[42]
- FSK film rating: FSK 6[43]
- Duration: 112 minutes[44]
- Box office: 14,235,885 US dollars[45]
- NMHH film rating: Category III[46]
- Set in period: 20th century[47]
- BBFC rating: 12A certificate[48]
Why It Matters
The Penguin Lessons has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]