About the consequences of a one night stand, a therapist waddling through the picture and the master of dry humor. The movie by Peter Cattaneo.
Argentina 1976, the year of the military coup against the government of Isabel Peron. The beginning of a brutal, ruthless dictatorship. Tom Michell (Steve Coogan) is having a good time as a teacher at a private school. He teaches English to the sons of the Argentinian upper class and keeps the impositions of reality at bay with charm, well-dosed sarcasm and a dose of indifference. Until "Juan Salvador", the Magellanic penguin, waddles through Tom Michell's school and life. In an irresistible, patient and humorous way, Juan Salvador becomes a therapist and comforter for the people around him and they begin to face reality again.
Based on the autobiographical novel "The Penguin Lessons" by Tom Michell.
