The Penguin Counters

Name: The Penguin Counters
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-04-21

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Released Apr 21, 2017

1h 7m

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Field biologists travel to Antarctica to track climate change and ocean health by counting penguin populations.

Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Although imparting an important message ... The Penguin Counters is too rambling and diffuse to have significant impact while lacking the accessible qualities that would make it appeal to younger audiences.

Apr 23, 2017

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

Here's what sounds like one dud job: calculating bird populations in Antarctica. But here's what that work has inspired: one swell documentary.

Apr 20, 2017

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Matthew Roe

Film Inquiry

The whole experience feels as if it were an abbreviated video diary rather than a comprehensive documentary.

May 28, 2018

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David Noh

Film Journal International

An engaging look at the preservation of a creature that, with the single exception of pandas, has probably brought more joy to us than any other living creature.

Apr 21, 2017

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Peter Getzels

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Harriet Gordon Getzels

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Harriet Getzels

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Peter Getzels

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Harriet Gordon Getzels

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Synopsis

Field biologists travel to Antarctica to track climate change and ocean health by counting penguin populations.

Director: Peter Getzels, Harriet Gordon Getzels
Producer: Peter Getzels, Harriet Gordon Getzels
Screenwriter: Harriet Getzels
Production Co: Getzels Gordon Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: root
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 21, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $976
Runtime: 1h 7m

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