March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step

2017 1h 25m FR

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★6.9TMDB · 78

DocumentaryFamilyAdventure

Synopsis

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A young penguin, driven by his instinct, embarks on his first major trip to an unknown destination.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lambert Wilson
Narrator (French voice)
Morgan Freeman
Narrator (English voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luc Jacquet
Writers: Luc Jacquet
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "March of the Penguins Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luc Jacquet, shot by Jérôme Bouvier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cyrille Aufort. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Charlène Gravel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lambert Wilson and Morgan Freeman carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luc Jacquet directs. Jérôme Bouvier behind the camera. Cyrille Aufort scores. Charlène Gravel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Part of the "March of the Penguins Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Luc Jacquet, shot by Jérôme Bouvier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Cyrille Aufort. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Charlène Gravel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lambert Wilson and Morgan Freeman carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt5852632 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "penguin", "instinct", "wildlife", "antarctica".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jérôme Bouvier
Original score: Cyrille Aufort
Editing: Charlène Gravel
Sound: Samy Bardet
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): G
IMDB: March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017)

Part of

March of the Penguins Collection

March of the Penguins is a 2005 French feature-length nature documentary depicting the yearly journey of the emperor penguins of Antarctica. A direct sequel titled March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (aka March of the Penguins 2: The Call) was released in France in 2017 by Disneynature (and released in the United States through Hulu on 23 March 2018).