My Penguin Friend, the Charming Jean Reno Film, will be Available Digitally on May 1

The digital release date for Lionsgate’s heartwarming film My Penguin Friend—which tells the story of a man and his penguin—has been formally confirmed.

When is the My Penguin Friend digital release date?

October 1, 2024 has been designated as the date of the digital release of My Penguin Friend. The movie can be bought for the suggested retail price of $14.99, or it can be seen for $5.99 on video-on-demand platforms.

David Schurmann is the director of My Penguin Friend, which he adapts from a screenplay by Paulina Lagudi and Kristen Lazarian. The production, which debuted in theatres earlier this month, stars Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, and DimDim the penguin in their leading roles.

The genuine story of a man and his friendship with a penguin, who supposedly travels 5,000 kilometres annually to see him, is the basis for the film My Penguin Friend.

“Humble fisherman João (International star Jean Reno) has turned away from the world in the wake of tragedy,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “But when he discovers a penguin drifting alone in the ocean, drenched in oil from a spill, his first instinct is to help. To his wife’s (Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza) dismay, he not only rescues the sea creature, but takes the flightless bird under his wing. For the first time in years João starts to feel joy, even if he cannot fathom just how unbreakable a bond is being formed. When the penguin suddenly disappears back into the immense wilds of the ocean, João believes it is impossible that he will ever see his friend again. But thousands of miles away, the penguin is caught in misadventures of his own, determined to use his unique GPS-like powers to find his way back to the place he now considers home.”