The Congress of Penguins

The Congress of Penguins (1993)

Der Kongress der Pinguine

The real place where the penguin congress takes place is also the most fictional place on this planet where you can stand on your own two legs. Here, even the animals can talk. This land of dreams and nightmares is called Antarctica. In this desert of ice surrounded by a stormy sea, a few dozen human beings also live. Using sophisticated instruments, they observe the worrying changes affecting our world: the hole in the ozone layer, climate change, and so on.

Date of release
1993-12-03
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf

Interesting facts

Der Kongress der Pinguine is a 1993 Swiss documentary film directed by Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf. It examines environmental change in Antartica, including the ozone hole and climate change. The film was later screened at a number of festivals, including the Locarno Festival in 2017.

Production

In a 2005 interview, Schlumpf described Der Kongress der Pinguine as a more didactic film that sought to address environmental questions, and said that it was based on a dream.

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