
The Starling(2021)
A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.


“The true story of an unlikely hero.”
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.

Naomi Watts
Sam Bloom

Andrew Lincoln
Cameron Bloom

Griffin Murray-Johnston
Noah Bloom

Felix Cameron
Rueben Bloom

Abe Clifford-Barr
Oli Bloom

Jacki Weaver
Jan

Rachel House
Gaye Hatfield

Gia Carides
Megan

Leeanna Walsman
Kylie

Lisa Hensley
Bron
Penguin Bloom is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of magpies, bird. Directed by Glendyn Ivin, it stars Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Griffin Murray-Johnston. When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.
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