Penguin Bloom (2021) DVD Color Shown in its original widescreen aspect ratio Color Approx. 91 Min. With optional English subtitles / close captions. Region 1 - Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Felix Cameron, Abe Clifford-Barr, Jacki Weaver and Rachel House. Written by Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps, based on the true story “Penguin Bloom” by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive. Directed by Glendyn Ivin.
Based on the best-selling book of the same name, the film tells the story of Sam Bloom (Academy Award® nominated Naomi Watts) a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a shocking, near-fatal accident leaves her paralyzed. During a family vacation in Thailand, Sam Bloom (Naomi Watts) accidentally falls off a high balcony and breaks her back, resulting in partial paralysis. Back home in Australia, Sam, an avid surfer, struggles to adjust to life in a wheelchair, but is supported by her husband Cameron (Andrew Lincoln), their three sons Noah (Griffin Murray-Johnston), Rueben (Felix Cameron), and Oli (Abe Clifford-Barr), and Sam's overbearing mother Jan (Jacki Weaver).
One afternoon, the three boys find and bring home an injured magpie chick who they name Penguin. Sam is initially too despondent to care for Penguin but understands it's important to Noah, and as time goes on, she bonds with the bird. Sam and Cameron's relationship deteriorates, as she struggles to find joy in daily life, and wishes to forget who she was before the fall.
Noah Bloom: “Mom loves the ocean. She always has. Mom meet dad on the beach when there were teenagers. They've been together ever since. That's me when I was four. Rueben's my middle brother. He's always been annoying. And then Oli, lucky last. And that's us, the Blooms.”
A lovely family movie with a straightforward, inspiring, uplifting story.
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