"You and DinDim have quite a friendship." Roadside Attractions has revealed a trailer for an adorable true story of a penguin and a fisherman. My Penguin Friend is directed by the Brazilian filmmaker David Schurmann, and it tells the story of a Brazilian fisherman who rescued a penguin and their bond. Starring French actor Jean Reno in the lead role as Joao. A heartbroken fisherman finds a penguin drifting alone in the ocean, drenched in oil from a spill. He not only rescues the sea creature, which migrates hundreds of miles ever year, but takes it under his wing – finding a sense of joy for the first time in years. The penguin and the fisherman become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them. The cast also includes Adriana Barraza, Rocío Hernández, Nicolás Francella, Alexia Moyano, Thalma de Freitas, with Pedro Caetano and Pedro Urizzi. This seems charming and uplifting and cheesy in a very Hollywood way, telling another of these stories about humans & animals becoming friends. 🐧 Have a look.

Here's the official trailers (+ poster) for David Schurmann's My Penguin Friend, direct from YouTube:

Inspired by the incredible true story of DinDim the Penguin (read more in this CNN post), this enchanting adventure is about a little lost penguin who - after being rescued from an oil spill - transforms the life and soul of the heartbroken fisherman (Jean Reno). The penguin and the fisherman become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them. My Penguin Friend is directed by Brazilian filmmaker David RIbeiro Schurmann, director of the films Desaparecidos and Little Secret previously, plus many other docs and episodes of the series "Expedição Oriente", "Fantastic" and "Voice of the Oceans" as well. The screenplay is written by Kristen Lazarian and Paulina Lagudi Ulrich. It's produced by Shaked Berenson, Patrick Ewald, Robin Jonas, Jonathan Lim, Nicolas Veinberg, Steven P. Wegner, and Andreas Wentz. This hasn't premiered at any film festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. Roadside will debut Schurmann's My Penguin Friend film in select US theaters starting August 16th, 2024 later this summer. Want to watch?