
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!
Cast
Crew

Luc Jacquet
Director, Screenplay, Story

Jordan Roberts
Writer

Michel Fessler
Screenplay

Sabine Emiliani
Editor

Laurent Chalet
Director of Photography

Jérôme Maison
Director of Photography, Assistant Director

Emmanuel Priou
Producer

Christophe Lioud
Producer

Yves Darondeau
Producer

Laurent Quaglio
Sound Designer

Gérard Lamps
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pascal Dedeye
Foley Artist

Émilie Simon
Original Music Composer
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