Emperor penguins overcome daunting obstacles in order to return to their breeding grounds for mating season. This tells the story of one year in the life of a flock -- focusing on one couple in particular -- as they trek across the Antarctic on an annual journey that invokes just about every major life experience: from birth to death, from dating to mating, from comedy to tragedy, and from love to fighting for survival.
Production Bonne Pioche [fr]; APC [fr](co-production); Buena Vista International Film Production France [fr](participation); Wild Bunch [fr](in association with); Canal+ [fr](participation); L'Institut Polare Français Paul-Émile Victor [fr](in collaboration with); National Geographic Films;
Release Date 2005-01-21 (Sundance Film Festival) 2005-06-11 (Waterfront Film Festival) 2005-06-11 (Seattle International Film Festival) 2005-06-24 (limited) 2005-07-22