“My Penguin Friend” is what you’d expect from an animal picture, except that it’s better — lifted by a smart script, sensitive direction and a truly beautiful performance by Jean Ren ...

One film per year in which the unexpected friendship of a penguin deeply affects a human being dealing with emotional pain? No objection here. That’s what we get with the British offering “The Penguin ...

I wasn’t wrong. That movie was called “My Penguin Friend” and starred Jean Reno and Adriana Barraza. It was released eight months ago and, like this film, it’s based on a true story.

The penguin and the fisherman become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them.

‘My Penguin Friend’ review: Tale of unusual long-distance bond is touching They tell different stories, of course, but each movie is sweet, charming and inspired by real people and penguins.