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Based on the best- selling book of the same name, the film tells the story of Sam Bloom a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a shocking, near-fatal accident leaves her paralysed. Sam's husband, her three young boys and her mother, are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The bird's arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom's family, eventually making a profound difference in Sam's life, teaching her how to live again.
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- Director Glendyn Ivin delves into the making of inspirational, true story Penguin Bloom'Penguin Bloom is the true story of Sam Bloom (Naomi Watts), a young mother whose world is shattered after a near-fatal accident leaves her paralysed from the waist-down. An unlikely ally enters the Blooms’ world in the form of an injured baby magpie named Penguin. The bird’s arrival makes a profound difference on the family’s life and ignites an emotional healing journey for Sam Bloom...'
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- Sam BloomFrom the lows of a devastating injury to the highs of competing for Australia, and inspiring a Hollywood film, Sam’s path has been anything but ordinary.
- The True Story Behind the New Netflix Film Penguin Bloom'The film follows Bloom and her family in the months after the accident as they struggle to adjust to their new normal...'
- How Sam Bloom survived devastating injuries to become world para surfing champion'Bloom rediscovered her love of sport and the ocean, going on to win two national titles in para canoeing, as well as gold at the 2019 and 2020 World Para Surfing Championships...'
- The true story behind Penguin Bloom – a ‘raw and authentic’ representation of disability'An accident in Thailand left Australian Sam Bloom paralysed. The unlikely arrival of an injured magpie helped her recovery. Her story has now been made into a film and is opening up a conversation about the representation of acquired disability on screen