My Penguin Friend (2024) Movie Script
1
[bright music playing]
[waves crashing gently]
[wind whooshing]
- [wind whooshing]
- [waves crashing]
- [birds squawking]
- [thunder rumbling]
[bird squawking]
[air whooshing]
[bird squawking]
[music continues]
[waves crashing]
[bird hooting, chirping]
[bells tolling in distance]
[children yelling, laughing]
[girl] Miguel!
Come here.
Hi, Calista.
Hi.
Um... what is it?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Please, Calista,
let me see.
Um...
No. [giggles]
Please, let me see!
[chuckles]
No.
Okay, for your birthday.
Wow.
Thanks.
You can't open it today.
Tomorrow.
Okay, tomorrow.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[bright music playing]
[giggling]
[indistinct chatter]
[Joao] Oscar.
Take your share.
- That's too much.
- That's more than fair,
my friend.
Papai!
Son!
[Oscar] Miguel!
[chuckles]
Calista's not with you?
Um, no, she's in the village.
[Oscar] Oh, okay.
Are you coming
to my house tomorrow?
Of course, I am.
It's your birthday.
Here you go.
Mm. Thank you.
- See you tomorrow.
- See you tomorrow.
- Luis.
- See ya!
- Marcos.
- Bye, Joao.
How was school?
Good.
Can I fish with you tomorrow?
You have school, Miguel.
Please.
We'll see.
That's a good one.
[Miguel] Race you!
[both laughing]
Hi, Mamae!
- How was school today?
- Good.
- [faucet turns]
- Are these for the market?
Yes, love, don't touch it.
Why do they always
have to be for the market?
But I'm making you
something special for tomorrow.
Please, Mamae,
can I have one guava sweet?
After dinner.
[chopping]
Someone's excited
for your birthday?
Just Calista.
[Maria] Miguel, don't forget
your homework.
[music starts playing]
[both giggling]
[faucet squeaks, turns off]
[floorboard creaks]
Papai? Please let me
go with you tomorrow.
We'll see in the morning.
But you have to finish
your homework first.
Hmm.
Papai, I have
to tell you something.
What's that?
You smell...
[Maria chuckles]
...like stinky fish.
[chuckles]
You do.
Well, I'm going to get
both of you stinky!
- No! No! Papai!
- Joao, no!
[Maria] No! Joao! No, please!
[laughing]
- I got you. I got you.
- [Miguel] No!
- [Joao mumbling]
- Ahh! [laughing]
[insects trilling]
- [Maria] Time for bed.
- [Miguel] No, not yet, Mamae.
[Joao] Good night, son.
[bird squawking]
[Miguel] Good morning.
[Joao] Good morning.
Papai?
Happy birthday.
Thanks.
Can we go now?
I'm not sure.
The clouds are changing.
Please, Papai.
You are a persistent one,
my son.
- [Joao] Push.
- Okay. [effort grunt]
Hold on.
[thunder rumbling]
We are going back.
Papai, no!
- We are going back.
- You promised!
Miguel.
Hold on!
- Papai!
- Hold on!
- Papai!
- [Joao yells]
[grunts]
Papai!
Miguel!
[panting]
Miguel!
Miguel.
[melancholic music plays]
[bright music playing]
[coos]
[squawking]
[cooing]
[squawking]
[cooing]
[cooing]
[squawking, cooing]
[cooing]
Oh, look at them.
The migration has begun,
Stephanie.
[Stephanie] Look! There they go!
[bright music playing]
[squawking softly]
[bright music continues]
[squawking, cooing]
[thunder rumbling]
- [engine rumbling]
- [cooing]
[muffled cooing]
[breathes deeply]
[man 1] Not much.
[man 2] There you go.
Chaos!
- Hold on.
- Oh, yeah. That was amazing.
You can pull it now.
- It's okay.
- Good.
[Marcos] Grab this.
All right. Keep it coming.
[indistinct chatter]
Joao?
- Why bother?
- He'll come around one day.
I don't think so.
We're still his friends.
So you tell him that.
If he talked to us, we would.
[Oscar] That old man is broken,
nothing's fixing him.
[exhales]
[Marcos] Oscar.
Release it, from your side.
- There you go.
- Done now. Done.
- [panting]
- [tense music playing]
- [squawking softly]
- Mmm. Mmm.
[squawking softly]
[breathing heavily]
- [birds chirping]
- [waves crashing]
- [penguin coos]
- Wait, I know.
Stay, stay here.
[squawks softly, coos]
Okay, what do I have?
Ah.
[exhales deeply]
- Ah...
- [penguin coos]
Don't move.
[panting]
Here. Here.
One more.
Your last one.
[chuckling]
[faucet squeaks]
- Ah.
- [penguin coos]
- [squawks softly]
- Wait, wait, wait.
Don't move.
I will get you clean.
Ah.
Yeah. Ah...
[coos]
Ah.
[cooing]
Yes, yes.
- Ah.
- [coos]
[exhales]
Look at this oil on you.
Yes.
Look.
- Yeah, yeah. No. Wait.
- [cooing]
Oh, yes.
You're doing well.
[gentle music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
- Thank you, Calista.
- You're welcome.
- Here we go.
- Mmm.
[girl] Mamae!
- Hey, baby.
- Mmm!
All done with school?
- Yes.
- Mmm.
We miss your guava sweets.
Mama said you make
the best ones.
Thank you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[indistinct commentary on TV]
[exhales]
- [floorboard creaking]
- [sighs]
- Hello.
- How was it?
[groans softly]
It was too hot.
Mmm.
- [Maria] Mmm.
- [floorboard creaks]
[suspenseful music plays]
[Joao sighs]
- [object clanks]
- [penguin squawks]
Wait. Wait.
- What is that? Joao?
- [penguin squawks]
- Wait.
- What's in there?
[coos]
- [gasps]
- [coos]
Why is a penguin
in our home?
It needs our help.
- What?
- Yes.
He was covered in oil
and barely alive.
Uh-huh. That's why the oil
is all over my kitchen.
Yes.
That penguin cannot stay.
[cooing]
[Maria] I can't even
use my bathroom.
[Joao] Where should we put him?
We'll get him
out of the bathroom
and also, give him food.
[playful music plays]
It's gonna be fine.
I'll fix him up, he leaves.
Mm-mm.
He needs a few days to rest.
[inhales deeply, mutters]
[exhales deeply]
- [objects clatter]
- [penguin squawks]
- Ah!
- Wait! Wait!
[penguin cooing]
- [Maria gasps]
- [honks]
- [coos]
- [Joao] A few days.
[Maria groans, sighs]
- [thunder rumbling]
- [rain pattering]
[Joao] Keep still.
[Maria sighs]
[penguin squawking softly]
Wait, there is oil everywhere.
Yes. Everywhere.
- Yeah.
- Mm-mm.
No. Don't move, no, don't move.
Don't do that.
- Ah!
- [gasps]
My goodness.
I have this for you.
- No, no, no, no, no.
- What?
Here you go.
- No, this one is dirty.
- Ugh.
Wait, come, come.
Come with me. Come. Yeah.
[coos]
Hold him, please. Hold him.
I'm coming.
[hums nervously]
What are you doing? Joao?
Hurry up, Joao, hurry up.
[melancholic music plays]
- What are you doing?
- Here.
Joao.
- It's okay.
- Joao.
Maria...
[Joao exhales]
Yeah. [breathes out]
[penguin coos]
- [spurts]
- [Maria gasps]
Oh.
[exhales deeply]
[penguin coos]
[coos]
[door opens, creaks]
- [faucet squeaks]
- [water runs]
- [faucet squeaks]
- [Joao sighs]
For the penguin, again?
Yes.
He needs to get stronger.
How can I make breakfast?
It's been a week, Joao.
One more week.
[thunder rumbling]
[thunder rumbling]
- [cooing]
- [lightning striking]
[thunder crashing]
[cooing]
Come on, don't be scared.
You know...
when you get your good feathers,
you can go.
- Okay?
- [coos]
[thunder crashing, rumbling]
[birds chirping]
Hey.
- [cooing]
- [exhales]
Look what I have for you.
[cooing]
- Ah, come.
- [coos]
Yes. Yes.
Good.
Come, come.
Come up here.
Yeah. Let's have a look.
[coos]
Don't move, no, stay here.
Stay here.
Ah.
Good.
- Very good.
- [coos]
[indistinct chatter]
[man] Take it easy.
Take it easy, man.
[penguin coos]
[girl] What?
Lucia, come back.
It's a penguin!
Can I talk to him?
He is shy.
- Ol, penguin!
- [penguin honks]
- [Calista] What is it?
- It's a penguin!
Lucia, it's time to head home.
Look, Mamae!
It's true!
Ooh!
Ol, Calista.
Ol.
[giggling]
[cooing]
I've never seen
a penguin before.
What's his name?
He doesn't have one.
I think...
his name should be...
DinDim!
- Yes! DinDim!
- [Calista chuckles]
- DinDim? Okay.
- [DinDim cooing]
[Joao] DinDim.
DinDim?
Nice to meet you, DinDim.
- Where are you taking him?
- Back out there.
Do you have to?
He needs to go home.
Will you see him again?
No.
Well, let's say goodbye then.
Okay. Bye, DinDim.
Come, baby.
Bye, Calista.
[chuckles]
[cooing]
[Lucia] I'm sad for Joao.
[gentle music playing]
[DinDim cooing]
DinDim.
How about that?
[grunting]
- [DinDim coos]
- [pants]
Here.
Stay here.
- [exhales]
- [DinDim cooing]
No.
No.
You can't come with me.
You need to go home.
[cooing]
Go away.
Don't come with me.
[honking]
You're a persistent one.
Really.
[cooing]
[Joao sighing]
Are you okay?
Yeah.
You did the best
for the penguin.
For DinDim.
For what?
Lucia gave him a name.
DinDim.
You spoke to Lucia?
Yes. DinDim...
I like it.
[waves crashing gently]
[insects trilling]
[owl hooting]
[cooing]
[thumping, rustling]
[DinDim cooing]
Huh!
[playful music playing]
[gasps] Where are you going?
Ah.
Hmm.
[refrigerator door creaks]
- [refrigerator door closes]
- [Joao sighs]
[DinDim coos]
DinDim?
Is that you?
[cooing]
What happened?
I don't know, he came home.
Oh. "Home."
Yes, he thinks it is.
- Yes.
- Hmm.
- Ah!
- How far did you take him?
To the cave,
on the outer island.
- [chuckles, exhales]
- [coos]
- [Joao] Ah.
- And he came back?
DinDim came back.
[cooing]
[chuckles]
Yes.
Here.
You're really hungry.
[Marcos] What is that?
Where did it come from?
[Marcos] Joao, who is this?
This is DinDim!
- What?
- [Oscar] DinDim.
My granddaughter
just named him that.
Yes.
I need some fish.
[DinDim honks]
- It's for him.
- Okay.
[Joao] Small ones, please.
[cooing]
Hold on there, DinDim!
They are too big for you.
- Here you have.
- [DinDim honks]
Hey, good boy, DinDim.
- [chuckles]
- [coos]
Look at this.
Pretty bad.
Take this other one.
[Marcos] Where did you get him?
On the beach,
about a month ago.
Soaked in oil.
He's lucky he found you.
I am lucky.
Ask him if he's gonna keep him.
Maybe you should ask.
He does what he wants, you know?
- Mmm.
- He is free.
You know, guys,
I was remembering
the time that we were kids,
and we saw a shark.
Something very big.
Remember that?
I remember.
- We came back so fast.
- No.
- No one believed us.
- Yeah.
- [laughter]
- You were there too, Joao.
- Oscar too!
- [Joao] I don't remember.
No. No.
Thanks for the fish.
DinDim?
[DinDim cooing]
[Marcos] Mmm.
- [grunts]
- [coos]
[thumping]
[cooing]
[thumping]
[cooing]
[Joao hammering rhythmically]
[hammering three times]
[chuckles]
[cooing]
- [chuckling]
- [cooing]
Joao.
What did you do?
It is for the penguin.
Everything is for the penguin.
[sighs]
[cooing]
[playful music playing]
[woman humming]
[DinDim cooing]
- [humming continues]
- [cooing continues]
[seagulls squawking]
[bird chirping]
[humming]
[cooing]
[kid giggling]
- [birds chirping]
- [cooing]
- [playful music playing]
- [chickens clucking]
[rooster crowing]
[cooing]
[bicycle bell chimes]
[bicycle rattles]
[bicycle bell chimes]
[cooing]
[air whooshes]
[cooing]
[man] Hey!
- [DinDim cooing]
- [chicken clucking]
[growling]
- [DinDim cooing]
- [chickens clucking]
[clucking]
[growling]
- [cooing]
- [dog roaring, barking]
[growling]
- [honking, cooing]
- [dog barking]
DinDim!
DinDim!
DinDim!
[honking, cooing]
[playful music continues]
[pot clanks]
[faucet runs, stops]
- [insects trilling]
- [indistinct TV chatter]
[wind whooshing gently]
[cooing]
[soft music playing]
[cooing]
[Joao humming]
[humming continues]
[humming]
Breakfast!
DinDim?
[exhales]
[melancholic music playing]
[bird squawking]
[cooing]
Here.
Here, here.
This way, little guy.
[Adriana] This one's
taking his sweet time.
Careful.
[Carlos] He went right in.
Perfect.
I got it.
- Well done.
- Thank you.
[soft music playing]
[DinDim cooing]
Take him out.
Let's weigh him.
Yes.
Come, little guy.
[cooing]
[Carlos] Okay.
- Five kilos.
- Impressive.
[Carlos] Okay, okay. [shushing]
Steady, there.
[DinDim cooing]
Okay, we're almost done.
Sixty-four centimeters long.
Twenty centimeters wide.
Got it.
- [Carlos] He's so friendly.
- Do they normally do that?
[Adriana] No.
No, it's not normal,
it's abnormal.
- Hand me a tag, please.
- Steph?
[Adriana] Come on, little guy.
Hold him tight.
[Carlos] Okay.
[tag clicks]
[DinDim cooing]
- [Carlos] He's very calm.
- [honks]
[shushes]
[cooing]
[Adriana] There.
- Now we are friends.
- Fish bribe.
Works every time.
[Carlos] Okay.
There you go.
[cooing]
Is he okay?
[Carlos] He will try
to shake it off.
He'll be fine.
Stephanie,
let's go match his nest.
- Can you grab the nest tags?
- Yeah.
[cooing]
[Stephanie]
What's this all over his nest?
Is it trash?
Interesting.
It's a look.
It's quite different.
[Carlos] It's highly abnormal.
Abnormal is so negative.
[Stephanie] Should we help him
clear out some of the trash?
[Adriana] He looks well.
He doesn't seem to be eating it.
Let not interfere.
He's smart.
[DinDim cooing]
[squawking]
[cooing, squawking]
[nestlings chirping]
[chirping, cooing]
[gentle music playing]
[honking]
[sighs]
Joao.
Don't do it.
Here.
[hopeful music playing]
They always find
their way back, don't they?
Same nest, same mate.
The mystery of penguin GPS.
It could be smell.
Or a special protein
in their eyes?
A photoreceptor?
Well, that's quite
a penguin superpower
if that's proven.
[Stephanie] Penguins obviously
have superpowers.
They are flightless birds,
up against terrible
environmental stressors.
Oh, you're such a pessimist.
Realist.
There must be something else.
Actually, my theory is...
they learn to adapt.
[Stephanie] So adaptation
is their superpower?
Do I have it right?
No, they don't have superpowers.
Carlos, relax.
I'm just saying, it's a--
It's a teaching moment.
She's kidding.
[cooing]
[exhales] Is this for me?
- [coos]
- Thank you.
Carlos, do we have
the camera with us?
Yeah.
Here you have.
Hey.
[camera whirs]
You are very odd,
little bird.
I like you.
Let's go.
[majestic music playing]
[fluttering]
[cooing]
[rustling]
- [coos]
- DinDim?
[coos]
[Joao chuckles]
Maria!
- Maria, look at that.
- He's back?
[both chuckle]
- [DinDim cooing]
- After all this time?
[Joao] Mmm.
- What is that thing?
- [cooing]
[Joao] What?
The red thing.
I don't know.
[cooing]
Are you hungry, eh?
- Of-- Of course.
- [both chuckle]
- All right. [chuckles]
- [DinDim cooing]
[both chuckling]
[cooing]
[indistinct chatter]
Here. This one is beautiful.
[Maria] Yes, I like it.
- Thank you, sweetie.
- You're so nice.
- [bell chimes]
- What?
DinDim's back!
[man] It's a penguin.
- Joao is in the village.
- Joao has a penguin?
What the...
- It's a penguin.
- Ol, Joao.
- Ol.
- [coos]
[woman] Look at him.
[man] Hello, Joao.
[woman] I can't believe it.
It's a penguin!
- [chuckles]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [DinDim cooing]
- [shutter clicks]
Look at them. [laughs]
[woman] He's so cute.
- [camera clicks]
- [DinDim cooing]
- [Lucia] DinDim!
- [man] He's so friendly.
[man] Good to see you, Joao.
- Ol.
- Ol, Joao.
- Good to see you.
- [chuckles]
[woman] Oh, my.
- This feels unreal.
- I've never seen
a real penguin.
He so cute.
- Oh, my.
- I can't believe it.
It's a penguin.
He's so special.
[Joao] Come on.
- [camera clicks]
- [coos]
Is he your pet?
Not my pet. He's my friend.
- He chooses to be with Joaaao.
- [Joao] With us.
He chooses to be with us.
- [Joao chuckles]
- [all] Aww.
- [DinDim coos]
- It's okay, DinDim. [laughs]
- [giggles]
- [people laugh]
What did you call him?
- DinDim.
- [DinDim coos]
- [all] Aww.
- This is DinDim.
[woman] Hi, DinDim.
[man] Hi, DinDim.
- [Luis chuckles]
- Hi, DinDim.
- Hello, DinDim.
- [camera clicks]
[indistinct chatter]
- [waves crashing]
- [seagulls squawking]
[cell phone chimes]
[woman over video]
Hi, listen to this story.
This is DinDim,
a little penguin that comes
to our village every year.
He shows up in the same...
Adriana, Adriana.
You have to see this.
I sent you the link.
Uh, excuse me.
You won't believe it.
Okay, I was doing something.
- Hi, listen to this story.
- Look! Four million views.
- This is DinDim...
- [Adriana] What?
- ...a little penguin...
- He's famous.
- ...that comes
to our village...
- Who's famous?
- ...every year. He shows up...
- Look. The penguin.
...in the same village
and walks
to the same house to visit
his friend, Joao,
the fisherman who saved him.
- Mm, no,
I don't know, that's...
- The penguin...
- That's not right.
- ...lives very far away.
- And we never... [indistinct]
- It's kind of sweet.
Even you have
to admit that, Carlos.
That guy is way off course.
Look at this.
I bet he's one of ours.
I'm not a betting man,
but if I was,
I would not bet on that, really.
It could be from anywhere.
It's true. He's awfully far
to be one of ours.
We have to check.
Do they say where
he's from in Brazil?
Um...
[keyboard clacking]
[Adriana] It's a tropical place.
Yeah, a place called Ilha Grande
near Rio de Janeiro.
[Adriana]
This is very interesting.
What is he doing so far away
and so far north?
Lost? He's lost
looking for food?
Chased by predators?
- He's quite comfortable
with humans.
- [phone beeps]
Look at this. He's so cute!
- [Adriana] Hello,
Paulo. How is Rio?
- [video continues indistinctly]
Listen, I need a favor.
There's a video I just watched
of a Magellanic penguin
in Ilha...
Yes!
Yes, that's the one.
Can you go there?
I need you to get
the tag number.
It's a long shot
but I would like to know
if he's one of ours.
Oh, that's wonderful.
Thank you so much, Paulo.
Wait, what was that?
It's how we are going
to figure this out.
It's great!
How much should we bet?
How much?
Well done.
Okay, it's fascinating,
but we have to work.
- Okay.
- Go, go, go.
Okay.
[fantastical music playing]
[cooing]
[chuckles]
[cooing]
[DinDim cooing]
[chuckling]
[cooing softly]
- Hello? Is anyone home?
- Yes?
Whoo. Hi.
Um, sorry to bother you,
I'm Paulo,
and, uh, I would like to talk
to you about the penguin.
- [DinDim cooing]
- What about him?
[Paulo] Mmm, ah.
Thank you for the water.
What can we do for you, Paulo?
Well, there's something.
I was contacted
by my friend Adriana.
She's a marine biologist
in Argentina.
And she saw the video.
What video?
The video of you
and the penguin.
I mean, DinDim.
It went viral.
So?
Well, a lot of people
around the world have seen it.
Mmm. Delicious.
Why are you here?
Well,
Adriana asked me to check
the penguin's tag number.
Why?
Are you going to take him?
No, no, no, no.
I'm not here to cause
any trouble, I promise.
Joao, it's okay.
K-2-6...
- K-2-6...
- 1-0-9.
- One...?
- Zero, nine.
Zero, nine.
[cooing]
- Thank you.
- [pen clicks]
Listen.
I would love to do
a television interview with you.
No.
No interview.
- Be polite. Hmm?
- [Joao sighs]
I'm a freelance journalist
and I've worked
for many publications.
[Maria] We are ordinary people.
Yes, I understand.
It's just a penguin.
Yeah, but I want
to reassure you--
We've lived a quiet life.
That's what Joao means.
I think the whole world
would be interested in the story
of you and DinDim.
No.
Okay. Thank you.
It was a pleasure to meet
DinDim and you both,
- of course.
- Thank you.
Um, Joao.
This...
Whatever this is...
You and DinDim
have quite a friendship.
And it gives me hope, you know?
That's all.
It's made my day, and...
Thank you.
I needed it.
[footsteps receding]
He's a persistent man.
Paulo!
[footsteps tapping]
Yes?
One thing you need to know
for the interview.
DinDim comes and goes
as he pleases.
As he pleases.
[Paulo] Thank you.
[sharp exhale]
- [mug clinks]
- [sighs]
[cooing]
[keyboard clacking]
Okay, good. Yes, got it.
- Thank you, Paulo.
I owe you one.
- [phone beeps]
- Stephanie,
can you pull up the file?
- Yes.
Okay, here it is.
- K...
- K...
...26-1-0-9.
Here.
That's incredible.
- It's one of ours.
- And you have a note here.
Look.
Are you kidding?
What is it?
It's the one.
- The abnormal one?
- Unique.
Unique.
I knew we should've bet.
Hey.
Hello, DinDim.
[Paulo] Hello?
[playful music playing]
[Maria] Ol. [light chuckle]
Hi, Maria.
- Hi.
- How are you?
- Hi.
- Mmm, something smells so good.
Mmm. Thank you. I made
a big pot of stew for everybody.
- Hopefully, I've made enough.
- Okay.
Welcome.
Welcome.
Hi, Joao, nice seeing you again.
- Ol.
- Ol. This is my crew.
- [Maria chuckles]
- [Paulo] We have
to set things up.
- Okay?
- [camera whirs]
[cooing softly]
- [honks]
- [gasps]
[laughing]
- [laughs]
- [Lucia] Hi, Joao!
Hi, DinDim!
[giggles]
[Paulo] Joao, please over here.
Tell us about DinDim.
Yes. The...
The last couple of years,
he showed up in June,
and he went away in December.
He comes and goes as he pleases.
Do you think
he'll keep coming back?
Yes. I think so.
He's always so happy
to see Joao.
[Paulo] The little penguin
travels 5,000 miles every year
between Patagonia
and Ilha Grande
to visit his friend Joao.
[squawking]
[phone rings]
[beeps]
Yeah.
One minute. It's the boss.
Yes, Kim, how are you?
[Kim] I'm good. I hope things
are going well in the field.
Can I share some news?
Sure, what's going on?
You know the penguin
that you told me about?
DinDim? Our team
wants him to live here
at the university,
in the observation lab.
No, not DinDim.
Why?
I don't think he would do well.
We would like to study
his human interactions.
He actually seems
to look for it.
Well, yes.
But he does fine
with penguins too.
But we have ten
Magellanic penguins here now.
He will do great.
The board will make a decision
in a few weeks.
There may be a grant for you
and your team.
I will get back to you.
- Okay. Bye, Adriana.
- [phone beeps]
[cooing]
[seagulls squawking]
[cooing]
[Stephanie] Hey.
We were looking for you.
[Carlos] Is everything okay?
- Mmm.
- [Carlos sighs]
[Stephanie sighs]
We could use the grant.
Yeah.
[Adriana] We could upgrade
our equipment,
help more penguins.
Really?
I don't know.
The question is,
what's best for DinDim?
That man in Brazil,
he says he comes and goes.
He'll have human
and penguin contact.
He'll be happy.
How do you know that?
He seems perfectly happy now,
and can live in both worlds.
[chirping, squawking]
[gentle music playing]
[cooing]
[squawking]
[Adriana] Look,
these are nesting
far away from the sea.
They are all grown up
and ready to migrate.
[phone chimes, vibrates]
Adriana?
[Kim] Hello, Adriana.
It's been difficult
to reach you.
I know the season is ending,
so I want to let you know
we have decided to take DinDim.
I promise we'll keep him
safe and happy.
- That's a mistake.
- You will need to bring him
in the next couple of days.
I'm sure you understand.
By the way, you got the grant.
Thanks, Adriana.
[melancholic music playing]
[DinDim cooing]
Hi, DinDim.
Here.
- [Carlos] Okay.
- [DinDim honks, coos]
I'm sorry.
[DinDim cooing]
[knock on door]
Coming.
- Joao.
- Oh, Paulo.
- My friend.
- [Joao chuckles]
- Welcome back. Paulo.
- Maria, nice to see you.
I made a special guava sweet
for everybody, okay?
Can I? It's beautiful.
Yeah, we hope you aren't waiting
too long for DinDim.
No, it's okay. We have
a nice place in town, thank you.
He should be here soon.
- [Maria] Mm-hmm.
- We are so excited
to see DinDim again.
Thank you for having us.
- Mm-hmm.
- You are welcome.
Listen, guys. Are you okay?
Can we start? All right.
[Joao] This way. Here.
Look.
I built this for him.
[Paulo] Right.
Yes, he made it his home.
- [light chuckle]
- He built it like a burrow,
a penguin's version of a nest.
Excuse me.
[Paulo] Oh, look at that.
He even has a gift for you.
[tense music playing]
- Do you wanna check him?
- He's fine.
[DinDim coos]
I'll take care of the paperwork.
Okay.
Hello.
- Hello. How are you?
- Good morning.
[DinDim cooing]
Thank you.
[DinDim cooing]
[hopeful music playing]
- Adriana.
- Yes?
Where's the penguin?
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
You left the door open.
But he was in a crate,
how did he get out?
You know me, I don't interfere.
Okay, great. Just great.
[chuckles]
I told you he was different.
Yeah, I can see that.
He's an escape artist.
He knows how to adapt,
which is critical
for his survival.
He'll be fine.
[fly buzzing]
[cooing softly]
- [birds chirping]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [man] He usually
came that way.
- Yeah.
- [speaks Portuguese]
- Hello.
Good to see you. [chuckles]
Here, help me.
- [Lucia giggles]
- [Calista] Okay.
[both chuckle]
[woman] Hello, Maria.
Last time, he came from there.
- Just--
- Maybe there.
I'm so happy
to see DinDim again.
- [kid chuckles]
- [indistinct chatter]
- Where is DinDim?
- [Paulo] Hello.
- Hi.
- Hello.
Hi, what's your name?
- Lucia.
- Lucia.
Lucia, I heard
you named the penguin.
Yes! DinDim!
Is he coming?
Of course he is.
He'll show up.
- [boy] Mamae.
- [woman] You're all right,
sweetie.
I'm tired. Let's go.
It's getting late.
Sorry, Joao.
Bye, Maria.
- Bye, guys.
- Time to get up.
- See you.
- Let's go.
Let's go home, okay?
Maybe there.
[man] He will not come.
[cooing]
- [tense music playing]
- [seagull squawking]
[squawks]
[cooing]
- [tense music intensifies]
- [cooing]
[squawking]
[tense music playing]
Well, waiting is half the fun.
For whom?
Tomorrow, Joao.
He's never been this late.
[chair creaks]
[Paulo] I'm sorry, Maria.
[clatters]
- [Joao] I got you!
- [Miguel] No!
- [Miguel chuckles]
- [Joao] I'm gonna get you!
[cooing softly]
[cooing]
[muffled cooing]
[Maria] Joao...
Joao.
[whimpers]
Joao.
[grunts, sighs]
You're having dreams.
Do you want some water?
Hmm?
[Joao groans, sighs]
Thank you.
[clacks]
DinDim had this.
I know what it is.
Yes.
What?
It was from Calista,
from a long time ago.
Calista?
Open it.
[melancholic music playing]
[rustling]
[bells tolling]
[Calista] Hi, Maria.
We've been so worried
these last two weeks.
[woman] Hi, Maria.
Hello.
We've been praying for you,
Joao, and DinDim.
- [birds chirping]
- [footsteps tapping]
[chair thuds]
I have to find him.
I need to know.
I tried everything.
Everything.
I never thought
it was your fault.
Never.
[soft music playing]
[breathes shakily]
- Chaos.
- Hold on.
- Okay, pull it now.
- Okay.
- Good.
- Hold on.
- Got it.
- All right.
[indistinct chatter]
Joao, what are you doing?
I have to find DinDim.
Oscar.
I need your help.
DinDim.
Joao needs our help.
Let's get the boats ready!
Okay, then, let's go.
Row, row, guys!
Get it moving!
Let's go!
Come on, row!
Come on!
Let's go.
Towards the left!
DinDim!
DinDim!
DinDim!
DinDim!
[fisherman] He will come.
DinDim!
[Luis] It's hard to see.
DinDim!
DinDim!
He's not here.
[Joao] Tito!
Do you see him?
Nothing here, Joao!
DinDim!
DinDim!
DinDim!
There!
It's just seaweed.
[Marcos] Let's split up!
[Oscar] Let's try further west!
[fisherman] DinDim!
We'll try east!
[tense music playing]
[Luis] He didn't make it.
[fisherman] DinDim!
[man] Time to head back!
Let's go home.
[man 2] It's time to go home!
- Let's turn around.
- Let's move.
Bye, Joao.
Bye, Joao.
I'm sorry, Joao.
It's okay.
Let's try behind the island.
[fisherman] Let's go.
Let's get closer.
There! Over there! Look!
Do you see him?
There!
[Oscar] Wait, no! Joao!
[panting]
Take him.
[breathing heavily]
- [Pedro] Joao.
- [breathing heavily]
Come on, Joao.
[breathing heavily]
Give him, give him to me.
[panting]
I... I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Forgive me, forgive me.
[whimpers]
[Joao whimpers]
No.
[sobs] Please.
[DinDim coos softly]
[gasps]
Here, try some fish.
[DinDim coos]
- Give him some more.
- He's moving.
[Joao] Take it.
[exclaiming]
- [Pedro chuckles]
- [exclaims]
- More, more.
- [DinDim cooing]
He's back.
[Oscar] He's back.
[hopeful music playing]
[cooing softly]
- [insects trilling]
- [song playing on radio]
- Welcome!
- [Lucia] Hi!
- [Oscar] Oh, my friend.
- [Joao] My friend.
- Good to see you,
good to see you.
- [both chuckle]
- [Lucia] Hi!
- Welcome, Luis!
[gasps] My God,
it's guava sweet!
[Lucia] Hi!
- Oh. [sighs]
- This is for you.
- [Oscar chuckles]
- Oh, this is so delicious.
- This is for you.
- Oh, thank you so much.
- [Maria] I really like this.
- [Luis] Ah.
[Oscar] This for Joao,
huh? [chuckles]
I propose a toast.
- Yeah, toast.
- For Joao.
For DinDim!
[all] For DinDim!
- [Calista] For DinDim.
- For DinDim, yes.
- [Calista] DinDim!
- Yes. A toast.
- [song continues]
- [Calista] Mmm.
[DinDim cooing]
Hello, DinDim!
Everybody's waiting for you!
Come on! Let's go.
[DinDim cooing]
[indistinct chatter]
- [DinDim cooing]
- Hello, DinDim. Welcome.
- [DinDim coos]
- [laughter]
[birds chirping]
[cooing]
See you next time, my friend.
[soft music playing]
[coos]
[hopeful music playing]
[music ends]
[bright music playing]
[waves crashing gently]
[wind whooshing]
- [wind whooshing]
- [waves crashing]
- [birds squawking]
- [thunder rumbling]
[bird squawking]
[air whooshing]
[bird squawking]
[music continues]
[waves crashing]
[bird hooting, chirping]
[bells tolling in distance]
[children yelling, laughing]
[girl] Miguel!
Come here.
Hi, Calista.
Hi.
Um... what is it?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Please, Calista,
let me see.
Um...
No. [giggles]
Please, let me see!
[chuckles]
No.
Okay, for your birthday.
Wow.
Thanks.
You can't open it today.
Tomorrow.
Okay, tomorrow.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[bright music playing]
[giggling]
[indistinct chatter]
[Joao] Oscar.
Take your share.
- That's too much.
- That's more than fair,
my friend.
Papai!
Son!
[Oscar] Miguel!
[chuckles]
Calista's not with you?
Um, no, she's in the village.
[Oscar] Oh, okay.
Are you coming
to my house tomorrow?
Of course, I am.
It's your birthday.
Here you go.
Mm. Thank you.
- See you tomorrow.
- See you tomorrow.
- Luis.
- See ya!
- Marcos.
- Bye, Joao.
How was school?
Good.
Can I fish with you tomorrow?
You have school, Miguel.
Please.
We'll see.
That's a good one.
[Miguel] Race you!
[both laughing]
Hi, Mamae!
- How was school today?
- Good.
- [faucet turns]
- Are these for the market?
Yes, love, don't touch it.
Why do they always
have to be for the market?
But I'm making you
something special for tomorrow.
Please, Mamae,
can I have one guava sweet?
After dinner.
[chopping]
Someone's excited
for your birthday?
Just Calista.
[Maria] Miguel, don't forget
your homework.
[music starts playing]
[both giggling]
[faucet squeaks, turns off]
[floorboard creaks]
Papai? Please let me
go with you tomorrow.
We'll see in the morning.
But you have to finish
your homework first.
Hmm.
Papai, I have
to tell you something.
What's that?
You smell...
[Maria chuckles]
...like stinky fish.
[chuckles]
You do.
Well, I'm going to get
both of you stinky!
- No! No! Papai!
- Joao, no!
[Maria] No! Joao! No, please!
[laughing]
- I got you. I got you.
- [Miguel] No!
- [Joao mumbling]
- Ahh! [laughing]
[insects trilling]
- [Maria] Time for bed.
- [Miguel] No, not yet, Mamae.
[Joao] Good night, son.
[bird squawking]
[Miguel] Good morning.
[Joao] Good morning.
Papai?
Happy birthday.
Thanks.
Can we go now?
I'm not sure.
The clouds are changing.
Please, Papai.
You are a persistent one,
my son.
- [Joao] Push.
- Okay. [effort grunt]
Hold on.
[thunder rumbling]
We are going back.
Papai, no!
- We are going back.
- You promised!
Miguel.
Hold on!
- Papai!
- Hold on!
- Papai!
- [Joao yells]
[grunts]
Papai!
Miguel!
[panting]
Miguel!
Miguel.
[melancholic music plays]
[bright music playing]
[coos]
[squawking]
[cooing]
[squawking]
[cooing]
[cooing]
[squawking, cooing]
[cooing]
Oh, look at them.
The migration has begun,
Stephanie.
[Stephanie] Look! There they go!
[bright music playing]
[squawking softly]
[bright music continues]
[squawking, cooing]
[thunder rumbling]
- [engine rumbling]
- [cooing]
[muffled cooing]
[breathes deeply]
[man 1] Not much.
[man 2] There you go.
Chaos!
- Hold on.
- Oh, yeah. That was amazing.
You can pull it now.
- It's okay.
- Good.
[Marcos] Grab this.
All right. Keep it coming.
[indistinct chatter]
Joao?
- Why bother?
- He'll come around one day.
I don't think so.
We're still his friends.
So you tell him that.
If he talked to us, we would.
[Oscar] That old man is broken,
nothing's fixing him.
[exhales]
[Marcos] Oscar.
Release it, from your side.
- There you go.
- Done now. Done.
- [panting]
- [tense music playing]
- [squawking softly]
- Mmm. Mmm.
[squawking softly]
[breathing heavily]
- [birds chirping]
- [waves crashing]
- [penguin coos]
- Wait, I know.
Stay, stay here.
[squawks softly, coos]
Okay, what do I have?
Ah.
[exhales deeply]
- Ah...
- [penguin coos]
Don't move.
[panting]
Here. Here.
One more.
Your last one.
[chuckling]
[faucet squeaks]
- Ah.
- [penguin coos]
- [squawks softly]
- Wait, wait, wait.
Don't move.
I will get you clean.
Ah.
Yeah. Ah...
[coos]
Ah.
[cooing]
Yes, yes.
- Ah.
- [coos]
[exhales]
Look at this oil on you.
Yes.
Look.
- Yeah, yeah. No. Wait.
- [cooing]
Oh, yes.
You're doing well.
[gentle music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
- Thank you, Calista.
- You're welcome.
- Here we go.
- Mmm.
[girl] Mamae!
- Hey, baby.
- Mmm!
All done with school?
- Yes.
- Mmm.
We miss your guava sweets.
Mama said you make
the best ones.
Thank you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[indistinct commentary on TV]
[exhales]
- [floorboard creaking]
- [sighs]
- Hello.
- How was it?
[groans softly]
It was too hot.
Mmm.
- [Maria] Mmm.
- [floorboard creaks]
[suspenseful music plays]
[Joao sighs]
- [object clanks]
- [penguin squawks]
Wait. Wait.
- What is that? Joao?
- [penguin squawks]
- Wait.
- What's in there?
[coos]
- [gasps]
- [coos]
Why is a penguin
in our home?
It needs our help.
- What?
- Yes.
He was covered in oil
and barely alive.
Uh-huh. That's why the oil
is all over my kitchen.
Yes.
That penguin cannot stay.
[cooing]
[Maria] I can't even
use my bathroom.
[Joao] Where should we put him?
We'll get him
out of the bathroom
and also, give him food.
[playful music plays]
It's gonna be fine.
I'll fix him up, he leaves.
Mm-mm.
He needs a few days to rest.
[inhales deeply, mutters]
[exhales deeply]
- [objects clatter]
- [penguin squawks]
- Ah!
- Wait! Wait!
[penguin cooing]
- [Maria gasps]
- [honks]
- [coos]
- [Joao] A few days.
[Maria groans, sighs]
- [thunder rumbling]
- [rain pattering]
[Joao] Keep still.
[Maria sighs]
[penguin squawking softly]
Wait, there is oil everywhere.
Yes. Everywhere.
- Yeah.
- Mm-mm.
No. Don't move, no, don't move.
Don't do that.
- Ah!
- [gasps]
My goodness.
I have this for you.
- No, no, no, no, no.
- What?
Here you go.
- No, this one is dirty.
- Ugh.
Wait, come, come.
Come with me. Come. Yeah.
[coos]
Hold him, please. Hold him.
I'm coming.
[hums nervously]
What are you doing? Joao?
Hurry up, Joao, hurry up.
[melancholic music plays]
- What are you doing?
- Here.
Joao.
- It's okay.
- Joao.
Maria...
[Joao exhales]
Yeah. [breathes out]
[penguin coos]
- [spurts]
- [Maria gasps]
Oh.
[exhales deeply]
[penguin coos]
[coos]
[door opens, creaks]
- [faucet squeaks]
- [water runs]
- [faucet squeaks]
- [Joao sighs]
For the penguin, again?
Yes.
He needs to get stronger.
How can I make breakfast?
It's been a week, Joao.
One more week.
[thunder rumbling]
[thunder rumbling]
- [cooing]
- [lightning striking]
[thunder crashing]
[cooing]
Come on, don't be scared.
You know...
when you get your good feathers,
you can go.
- Okay?
- [coos]
[thunder crashing, rumbling]
[birds chirping]
Hey.
- [cooing]
- [exhales]
Look what I have for you.
[cooing]
- Ah, come.
- [coos]
Yes. Yes.
Good.
Come, come.
Come up here.
Yeah. Let's have a look.
[coos]
Don't move, no, stay here.
Stay here.
Ah.
Good.
- Very good.
- [coos]
[indistinct chatter]
[man] Take it easy.
Take it easy, man.
[penguin coos]
[girl] What?
Lucia, come back.
It's a penguin!
Can I talk to him?
He is shy.
- Ol, penguin!
- [penguin honks]
- [Calista] What is it?
- It's a penguin!
Lucia, it's time to head home.
Look, Mamae!
It's true!
Ooh!
Ol, Calista.
Ol.
[giggling]
[cooing]
I've never seen
a penguin before.
What's his name?
He doesn't have one.
I think...
his name should be...
DinDim!
- Yes! DinDim!
- [Calista chuckles]
- DinDim? Okay.
- [DinDim cooing]
[Joao] DinDim.
DinDim?
Nice to meet you, DinDim.
- Where are you taking him?
- Back out there.
Do you have to?
He needs to go home.
Will you see him again?
No.
Well, let's say goodbye then.
Okay. Bye, DinDim.
Come, baby.
Bye, Calista.
[chuckles]
[cooing]
[Lucia] I'm sad for Joao.
[gentle music playing]
[DinDim cooing]
DinDim.
How about that?
[grunting]
- [DinDim coos]
- [pants]
Here.
Stay here.
- [exhales]
- [DinDim cooing]
No.
No.
You can't come with me.
You need to go home.
[cooing]
Go away.
Don't come with me.
[honking]
You're a persistent one.
Really.
[cooing]
[Joao sighing]
Are you okay?
Yeah.
You did the best
for the penguin.
For DinDim.
For what?
Lucia gave him a name.
DinDim.
You spoke to Lucia?
Yes. DinDim...
I like it.
[waves crashing gently]
[insects trilling]
[owl hooting]
[cooing]
[thumping, rustling]
[DinDim cooing]
Huh!
[playful music playing]
[gasps] Where are you going?
Ah.
Hmm.
[refrigerator door creaks]
- [refrigerator door closes]
- [Joao sighs]
[DinDim coos]
DinDim?
Is that you?
[cooing]
What happened?
I don't know, he came home.
Oh. "Home."
Yes, he thinks it is.
- Yes.
- Hmm.
- Ah!
- How far did you take him?
To the cave,
on the outer island.
- [chuckles, exhales]
- [coos]
- [Joao] Ah.
- And he came back?
DinDim came back.
[cooing]
[chuckles]
Yes.
Here.
You're really hungry.
[Marcos] What is that?
Where did it come from?
[Marcos] Joao, who is this?
This is DinDim!
- What?
- [Oscar] DinDim.
My granddaughter
just named him that.
Yes.
I need some fish.
[DinDim honks]
- It's for him.
- Okay.
[Joao] Small ones, please.
[cooing]
Hold on there, DinDim!
They are too big for you.
- Here you have.
- [DinDim honks]
Hey, good boy, DinDim.
- [chuckles]
- [coos]
Look at this.
Pretty bad.
Take this other one.
[Marcos] Where did you get him?
On the beach,
about a month ago.
Soaked in oil.
He's lucky he found you.
I am lucky.
Ask him if he's gonna keep him.
Maybe you should ask.
He does what he wants, you know?
- Mmm.
- He is free.
You know, guys,
I was remembering
the time that we were kids,
and we saw a shark.
Something very big.
Remember that?
I remember.
- We came back so fast.
- No.
- No one believed us.
- Yeah.
- [laughter]
- You were there too, Joao.
- Oscar too!
- [Joao] I don't remember.
No. No.
Thanks for the fish.
DinDim?
[DinDim cooing]
[Marcos] Mmm.
- [grunts]
- [coos]
[thumping]
[cooing]
[thumping]
[cooing]
[Joao hammering rhythmically]
[hammering three times]
[chuckles]
[cooing]
- [chuckling]
- [cooing]
Joao.
What did you do?
It is for the penguin.
Everything is for the penguin.
[sighs]
[cooing]
[playful music playing]
[woman humming]
[DinDim cooing]
- [humming continues]
- [cooing continues]
[seagulls squawking]
[bird chirping]
[humming]
[cooing]
[kid giggling]
- [birds chirping]
- [cooing]
- [playful music playing]
- [chickens clucking]
[rooster crowing]
[cooing]
[bicycle bell chimes]
[bicycle rattles]
[bicycle bell chimes]
[cooing]
[air whooshes]
[cooing]
[man] Hey!
- [DinDim cooing]
- [chicken clucking]
[growling]
- [DinDim cooing]
- [chickens clucking]
[clucking]
[growling]
- [cooing]
- [dog roaring, barking]
[growling]
- [honking, cooing]
- [dog barking]
DinDim!
DinDim!
DinDim!
[honking, cooing]
[playful music continues]
[pot clanks]
[faucet runs, stops]
- [insects trilling]
- [indistinct TV chatter]
[wind whooshing gently]
[cooing]
[soft music playing]
[cooing]
[Joao humming]
[humming continues]
[humming]
Breakfast!
DinDim?
[exhales]
[melancholic music playing]
[bird squawking]
[cooing]
Here.
Here, here.
This way, little guy.
[Adriana] This one's
taking his sweet time.
Careful.
[Carlos] He went right in.
Perfect.
I got it.
- Well done.
- Thank you.
[soft music playing]
[DinDim cooing]
Take him out.
Let's weigh him.
Yes.
Come, little guy.
[cooing]
[Carlos] Okay.
- Five kilos.
- Impressive.
[Carlos] Okay, okay. [shushing]
Steady, there.
[DinDim cooing]
Okay, we're almost done.
Sixty-four centimeters long.
Twenty centimeters wide.
Got it.
- [Carlos] He's so friendly.
- Do they normally do that?
[Adriana] No.
No, it's not normal,
it's abnormal.
- Hand me a tag, please.
- Steph?
[Adriana] Come on, little guy.
Hold him tight.
[Carlos] Okay.
[tag clicks]
[DinDim cooing]
- [Carlos] He's very calm.
- [honks]
[shushes]
[cooing]
[Adriana] There.
- Now we are friends.
- Fish bribe.
Works every time.
[Carlos] Okay.
There you go.
[cooing]
Is he okay?
[Carlos] He will try
to shake it off.
He'll be fine.
Stephanie,
let's go match his nest.
- Can you grab the nest tags?
- Yeah.
[cooing]
[Stephanie]
What's this all over his nest?
Is it trash?
Interesting.
It's a look.
It's quite different.
[Carlos] It's highly abnormal.
Abnormal is so negative.
[Stephanie] Should we help him
clear out some of the trash?
[Adriana] He looks well.
He doesn't seem to be eating it.
Let not interfere.
He's smart.
[DinDim cooing]
[squawking]
[cooing, squawking]
[nestlings chirping]
[chirping, cooing]
[gentle music playing]
[honking]
[sighs]
Joao.
Don't do it.
Here.
[hopeful music playing]
They always find
their way back, don't they?
Same nest, same mate.
The mystery of penguin GPS.
It could be smell.
Or a special protein
in their eyes?
A photoreceptor?
Well, that's quite
a penguin superpower
if that's proven.
[Stephanie] Penguins obviously
have superpowers.
They are flightless birds,
up against terrible
environmental stressors.
Oh, you're such a pessimist.
Realist.
There must be something else.
Actually, my theory is...
they learn to adapt.
[Stephanie] So adaptation
is their superpower?
Do I have it right?
No, they don't have superpowers.
Carlos, relax.
I'm just saying, it's a--
It's a teaching moment.
She's kidding.
[cooing]
[exhales] Is this for me?
- [coos]
- Thank you.
Carlos, do we have
the camera with us?
Yeah.
Here you have.
Hey.
[camera whirs]
You are very odd,
little bird.
I like you.
Let's go.
[majestic music playing]
[fluttering]
[cooing]
[rustling]
- [coos]
- DinDim?
[coos]
[Joao chuckles]
Maria!
- Maria, look at that.
- He's back?
[both chuckle]
- [DinDim cooing]
- After all this time?
[Joao] Mmm.
- What is that thing?
- [cooing]
[Joao] What?
The red thing.
I don't know.
[cooing]
Are you hungry, eh?
- Of-- Of course.
- [both chuckle]
- All right. [chuckles]
- [DinDim cooing]
[both chuckling]
[cooing]
[indistinct chatter]
Here. This one is beautiful.
[Maria] Yes, I like it.
- Thank you, sweetie.
- You're so nice.
- [bell chimes]
- What?
DinDim's back!
[man] It's a penguin.
- Joao is in the village.
- Joao has a penguin?
What the...
- It's a penguin.
- Ol, Joao.
- Ol.
- [coos]
[woman] Look at him.
[man] Hello, Joao.
[woman] I can't believe it.
It's a penguin!
- [chuckles]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [DinDim cooing]
- [shutter clicks]
Look at them. [laughs]
[woman] He's so cute.
- [camera clicks]
- [DinDim cooing]
- [Lucia] DinDim!
- [man] He's so friendly.
[man] Good to see you, Joao.
- Ol.
- Ol, Joao.
- Good to see you.
- [chuckles]
[woman] Oh, my.
- This feels unreal.
- I've never seen
a real penguin.
He so cute.
- Oh, my.
- I can't believe it.
It's a penguin.
He's so special.
[Joao] Come on.
- [camera clicks]
- [coos]
Is he your pet?
Not my pet. He's my friend.
- He chooses to be with Joaaao.
- [Joao] With us.
He chooses to be with us.
- [Joao chuckles]
- [all] Aww.
- [DinDim coos]
- It's okay, DinDim. [laughs]
- [giggles]
- [people laugh]
What did you call him?
- DinDim.
- [DinDim coos]
- [all] Aww.
- This is DinDim.
[woman] Hi, DinDim.
[man] Hi, DinDim.
- [Luis chuckles]
- Hi, DinDim.
- Hello, DinDim.
- [camera clicks]
[indistinct chatter]
- [waves crashing]
- [seagulls squawking]
[cell phone chimes]
[woman over video]
Hi, listen to this story.
This is DinDim,
a little penguin that comes
to our village every year.
He shows up in the same...
Adriana, Adriana.
You have to see this.
I sent you the link.
Uh, excuse me.
You won't believe it.
Okay, I was doing something.
- Hi, listen to this story.
- Look! Four million views.
- This is DinDim...
- [Adriana] What?
- ...a little penguin...
- He's famous.
- ...that comes
to our village...
- Who's famous?
- ...every year. He shows up...
- Look. The penguin.
...in the same village
and walks
to the same house to visit
his friend, Joao,
the fisherman who saved him.
- Mm, no,
I don't know, that's...
- The penguin...
- That's not right.
- ...lives very far away.
- And we never... [indistinct]
- It's kind of sweet.
Even you have
to admit that, Carlos.
That guy is way off course.
Look at this.
I bet he's one of ours.
I'm not a betting man,
but if I was,
I would not bet on that, really.
It could be from anywhere.
It's true. He's awfully far
to be one of ours.
We have to check.
Do they say where
he's from in Brazil?
Um...
[keyboard clacking]
[Adriana] It's a tropical place.
Yeah, a place called Ilha Grande
near Rio de Janeiro.
[Adriana]
This is very interesting.
What is he doing so far away
and so far north?
Lost? He's lost
looking for food?
Chased by predators?
- He's quite comfortable
with humans.
- [phone beeps]
Look at this. He's so cute!
- [Adriana] Hello,
Paulo. How is Rio?
- [video continues indistinctly]
Listen, I need a favor.
There's a video I just watched
of a Magellanic penguin
in Ilha...
Yes!
Yes, that's the one.
Can you go there?
I need you to get
the tag number.
It's a long shot
but I would like to know
if he's one of ours.
Oh, that's wonderful.
Thank you so much, Paulo.
Wait, what was that?
It's how we are going
to figure this out.
It's great!
How much should we bet?
How much?
Well done.
Okay, it's fascinating,
but we have to work.
- Okay.
- Go, go, go.
Okay.
[fantastical music playing]
[cooing]
[chuckles]
[cooing]
[DinDim cooing]
[chuckling]
[cooing softly]
- Hello? Is anyone home?
- Yes?
Whoo. Hi.
Um, sorry to bother you,
I'm Paulo,
and, uh, I would like to talk
to you about the penguin.
- [DinDim cooing]
- What about him?
[Paulo] Mmm, ah.
Thank you for the water.
What can we do for you, Paulo?
Well, there's something.
I was contacted
by my friend Adriana.
She's a marine biologist
in Argentina.
And she saw the video.
What video?
The video of you
and the penguin.
I mean, DinDim.
It went viral.
So?
Well, a lot of people
around the world have seen it.
Mmm. Delicious.
Why are you here?
Well,
Adriana asked me to check
the penguin's tag number.
Why?
Are you going to take him?
No, no, no, no.
I'm not here to cause
any trouble, I promise.
Joao, it's okay.
K-2-6...
- K-2-6...
- 1-0-9.
- One...?
- Zero, nine.
Zero, nine.
[cooing]
- Thank you.
- [pen clicks]
Listen.
I would love to do
a television interview with you.
No.
No interview.
- Be polite. Hmm?
- [Joao sighs]
I'm a freelance journalist
and I've worked
for many publications.
[Maria] We are ordinary people.
Yes, I understand.
It's just a penguin.
Yeah, but I want
to reassure you--
We've lived a quiet life.
That's what Joao means.
I think the whole world
would be interested in the story
of you and DinDim.
No.
Okay. Thank you.
It was a pleasure to meet
DinDim and you both,
- of course.
- Thank you.
Um, Joao.
This...
Whatever this is...
You and DinDim
have quite a friendship.
And it gives me hope, you know?
That's all.
It's made my day, and...
Thank you.
I needed it.
[footsteps receding]
He's a persistent man.
Paulo!
[footsteps tapping]
Yes?
One thing you need to know
for the interview.
DinDim comes and goes
as he pleases.
As he pleases.
[Paulo] Thank you.
[sharp exhale]
- [mug clinks]
- [sighs]
[cooing]
[keyboard clacking]
Okay, good. Yes, got it.
- Thank you, Paulo.
I owe you one.
- [phone beeps]
- Stephanie,
can you pull up the file?
- Yes.
Okay, here it is.
- K...
- K...
...26-1-0-9.
Here.
That's incredible.
- It's one of ours.
- And you have a note here.
Look.
Are you kidding?
What is it?
It's the one.
- The abnormal one?
- Unique.
Unique.
I knew we should've bet.
Hey.
Hello, DinDim.
[Paulo] Hello?
[playful music playing]
[Maria] Ol. [light chuckle]
Hi, Maria.
- Hi.
- How are you?
- Hi.
- Mmm, something smells so good.
Mmm. Thank you. I made
a big pot of stew for everybody.
- Hopefully, I've made enough.
- Okay.
Welcome.
Welcome.
Hi, Joao, nice seeing you again.
- Ol.
- Ol. This is my crew.
- [Maria chuckles]
- [Paulo] We have
to set things up.
- Okay?
- [camera whirs]
[cooing softly]
- [honks]
- [gasps]
[laughing]
- [laughs]
- [Lucia] Hi, Joao!
Hi, DinDim!
[giggles]
[Paulo] Joao, please over here.
Tell us about DinDim.
Yes. The...
The last couple of years,
he showed up in June,
and he went away in December.
He comes and goes as he pleases.
Do you think
he'll keep coming back?
Yes. I think so.
He's always so happy
to see Joao.
[Paulo] The little penguin
travels 5,000 miles every year
between Patagonia
and Ilha Grande
to visit his friend Joao.
[squawking]
[phone rings]
[beeps]
Yeah.
One minute. It's the boss.
Yes, Kim, how are you?
[Kim] I'm good. I hope things
are going well in the field.
Can I share some news?
Sure, what's going on?
You know the penguin
that you told me about?
DinDim? Our team
wants him to live here
at the university,
in the observation lab.
No, not DinDim.
Why?
I don't think he would do well.
We would like to study
his human interactions.
He actually seems
to look for it.
Well, yes.
But he does fine
with penguins too.
But we have ten
Magellanic penguins here now.
He will do great.
The board will make a decision
in a few weeks.
There may be a grant for you
and your team.
I will get back to you.
- Okay. Bye, Adriana.
- [phone beeps]
[cooing]
[seagulls squawking]
[cooing]
[Stephanie] Hey.
We were looking for you.
[Carlos] Is everything okay?
- Mmm.
- [Carlos sighs]
[Stephanie sighs]
We could use the grant.
Yeah.
[Adriana] We could upgrade
our equipment,
help more penguins.
Really?
I don't know.
The question is,
what's best for DinDim?
That man in Brazil,
he says he comes and goes.
He'll have human
and penguin contact.
He'll be happy.
How do you know that?
He seems perfectly happy now,
and can live in both worlds.
[chirping, squawking]
[gentle music playing]
[cooing]
[squawking]
[Adriana] Look,
these are nesting
far away from the sea.
They are all grown up
and ready to migrate.
[phone chimes, vibrates]
Adriana?
[Kim] Hello, Adriana.
It's been difficult
to reach you.
I know the season is ending,
so I want to let you know
we have decided to take DinDim.
I promise we'll keep him
safe and happy.
- That's a mistake.
- You will need to bring him
in the next couple of days.
I'm sure you understand.
By the way, you got the grant.
Thanks, Adriana.
[melancholic music playing]
[DinDim cooing]
Hi, DinDim.
Here.
- [Carlos] Okay.
- [DinDim honks, coos]
I'm sorry.
[DinDim cooing]
[knock on door]
Coming.
- Joao.
- Oh, Paulo.
- My friend.
- [Joao chuckles]
- Welcome back. Paulo.
- Maria, nice to see you.
I made a special guava sweet
for everybody, okay?
Can I? It's beautiful.
Yeah, we hope you aren't waiting
too long for DinDim.
No, it's okay. We have
a nice place in town, thank you.
He should be here soon.
- [Maria] Mm-hmm.
- We are so excited
to see DinDim again.
Thank you for having us.
- Mm-hmm.
- You are welcome.
Listen, guys. Are you okay?
Can we start? All right.
[Joao] This way. Here.
Look.
I built this for him.
[Paulo] Right.
Yes, he made it his home.
- [light chuckle]
- He built it like a burrow,
a penguin's version of a nest.
Excuse me.
[Paulo] Oh, look at that.
He even has a gift for you.
[tense music playing]
- Do you wanna check him?
- He's fine.
[DinDim coos]
I'll take care of the paperwork.
Okay.
Hello.
- Hello. How are you?
- Good morning.
[DinDim cooing]
Thank you.
[DinDim cooing]
[hopeful music playing]
- Adriana.
- Yes?
Where's the penguin?
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
You left the door open.
But he was in a crate,
how did he get out?
You know me, I don't interfere.
Okay, great. Just great.
[chuckles]
I told you he was different.
Yeah, I can see that.
He's an escape artist.
He knows how to adapt,
which is critical
for his survival.
He'll be fine.
[fly buzzing]
[cooing softly]
- [birds chirping]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [man] He usually
came that way.
- Yeah.
- [speaks Portuguese]
- Hello.
Good to see you. [chuckles]
Here, help me.
- [Lucia giggles]
- [Calista] Okay.
[both chuckle]
[woman] Hello, Maria.
Last time, he came from there.
- Just--
- Maybe there.
I'm so happy
to see DinDim again.
- [kid chuckles]
- [indistinct chatter]
- Where is DinDim?
- [Paulo] Hello.
- Hi.
- Hello.
Hi, what's your name?
- Lucia.
- Lucia.
Lucia, I heard
you named the penguin.
Yes! DinDim!
Is he coming?
Of course he is.
He'll show up.
- [boy] Mamae.
- [woman] You're all right,
sweetie.
I'm tired. Let's go.
It's getting late.
Sorry, Joao.
Bye, Maria.
- Bye, guys.
- Time to get up.
- See you.
- Let's go.
Let's go home, okay?
Maybe there.
[man] He will not come.
[cooing]
- [tense music playing]
- [seagull squawking]
[squawks]
[cooing]
- [tense music intensifies]
- [cooing]
[squawking]
[tense music playing]
Well, waiting is half the fun.
For whom?
Tomorrow, Joao.
He's never been this late.
[chair creaks]
[Paulo] I'm sorry, Maria.
[clatters]
- [Joao] I got you!
- [Miguel] No!
- [Miguel chuckles]
- [Joao] I'm gonna get you!
[cooing softly]
[cooing]
[muffled cooing]
[Maria] Joao...
Joao.
[whimpers]
Joao.
[grunts, sighs]
You're having dreams.
Do you want some water?
Hmm?
[Joao groans, sighs]
Thank you.
[clacks]
DinDim had this.
I know what it is.
Yes.
What?
It was from Calista,
from a long time ago.
Calista?
Open it.
[melancholic music playing]
[rustling]
[bells tolling]
[Calista] Hi, Maria.
We've been so worried
these last two weeks.
[woman] Hi, Maria.
Hello.
We've been praying for you,
Joao, and DinDim.
- [birds chirping]
- [footsteps tapping]
[chair thuds]
I have to find him.
I need to know.
I tried everything.
Everything.
I never thought
it was your fault.
Never.
[soft music playing]
[breathes shakily]
- Chaos.
- Hold on.
- Okay, pull it now.
- Okay.
- Good.
- Hold on.
- Got it.
- All right.
[indistinct chatter]
Joao, what are you doing?
I have to find DinDim.
Oscar.
I need your help.
DinDim.
Joao needs our help.
Let's get the boats ready!
Okay, then, let's go.
Row, row, guys!
Get it moving!
Let's go!
Come on, row!
Come on!
Let's go.
Towards the left!
DinDim!
DinDim!
DinDim!
DinDim!
[fisherman] He will come.
DinDim!
[Luis] It's hard to see.
DinDim!
DinDim!
He's not here.
[Joao] Tito!
Do you see him?
Nothing here, Joao!
DinDim!
DinDim!
DinDim!
There!
It's just seaweed.
[Marcos] Let's split up!
[Oscar] Let's try further west!
[fisherman] DinDim!
We'll try east!
[tense music playing]
[Luis] He didn't make it.
[fisherman] DinDim!
[man] Time to head back!
Let's go home.
[man 2] It's time to go home!
- Let's turn around.
- Let's move.
Bye, Joao.
Bye, Joao.
I'm sorry, Joao.
It's okay.
Let's try behind the island.
[fisherman] Let's go.
Let's get closer.
There! Over there! Look!
Do you see him?
There!
[Oscar] Wait, no! Joao!
[panting]
Take him.
[breathing heavily]
- [Pedro] Joao.
- [breathing heavily]
Come on, Joao.
[breathing heavily]
Give him, give him to me.
[panting]
I... I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Forgive me, forgive me.
[whimpers]
[Joao whimpers]
No.
[sobs] Please.
[DinDim coos softly]
[gasps]
Here, try some fish.
[DinDim coos]
- Give him some more.
- He's moving.
[Joao] Take it.
[exclaiming]
- [Pedro chuckles]
- [exclaims]
- More, more.
- [DinDim cooing]
He's back.
[Oscar] He's back.
[hopeful music playing]
[cooing softly]
- [insects trilling]
- [song playing on radio]
- Welcome!
- [Lucia] Hi!
- [Oscar] Oh, my friend.
- [Joao] My friend.
- Good to see you,
good to see you.
- [both chuckle]
- [Lucia] Hi!
- Welcome, Luis!
[gasps] My God,
it's guava sweet!
[Lucia] Hi!
- Oh. [sighs]
- This is for you.
- [Oscar chuckles]
- Oh, this is so delicious.
- This is for you.
- Oh, thank you so much.
- [Maria] I really like this.
- [Luis] Ah.
[Oscar] This for Joao,
huh? [chuckles]
I propose a toast.
- Yeah, toast.
- For Joao.
For DinDim!
[all] For DinDim!
- [Calista] For DinDim.
- For DinDim, yes.
- [Calista] DinDim!
- Yes. A toast.
- [song continues]
- [Calista] Mmm.
[DinDim cooing]
Hello, DinDim!
Everybody's waiting for you!
Come on! Let's go.
[DinDim cooing]
[indistinct chatter]
- [DinDim cooing]
- Hello, DinDim. Welcome.
- [DinDim coos]
- [laughter]
[birds chirping]
[cooing]
See you next time, my friend.
[soft music playing]
[coos]
[hopeful music playing]
[music ends]