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In 1975, Tom Mitchell, a 23-year-old British youth who yearned for freedom and loved adventure, went to the other side of the world to work in a boarding school in Argentina. One weekend while traveling to Uruguay, Tom rescued a penguin covered in crude oil on the beach and took it back to his apartment, hoping to clean it up before sending it back to the sea. However, the penguin refused to leave. So, Tom had to take it back to school and raise it on the rooftop of the school. At that time, Argentina had just experienced the overthrow of the Peron government. The social situation was turbulent, inflation was serious, and the future was full of gloom. But when this gentleman-like penguin came to the boarding school, he not only conquered everyone with his unparalleled charm and brought countless happiness to everyone in the difficult years with an uncertain future, but also taught Tom and other teachers and students a valuable lesson with his unique attitude towards life, changing their life trajectories...