The real-life survival story ‘Penguin Bloom‘ premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this year.
The film is based on the true story of Samantha Bloom. An active and loving mother from Australia who suffered a freak accident while on vacation with her family and became paralyzed from the chest down.
Naomi Watts stars as Bloom in the film, and Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) plays her husband.
It was just announced that Netflix acquired rights to the film in the United States, the U.K. and France. It’ll release the film on its streaming service on January 27, 2021.
The film is a passion project for Watts, who produced through her Jam Tart Films alongside Emma Cooper and Made Up Stories’ Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Jodi Matterson. Endeavor Content brokered the sale.
It should be an emotional/uplifting story, and with Watts in the starring role, you know there will be some great acting.
No trailer has been released yet.
