| 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!! | 
        
          | Release Date: | Jan 26, 2005 | 
        
          | Director: | Luc Jacquet | 
        
          | Writer: | Luc Jacquet,  
            Michel Fessler | 
        
          | Genres: | Family,  
            Documentary | 
        
          | Keywords | parent child relationship,   
            penguin,   
            brood,   
            autonomy,   
            cold,   
            wildlife,   
            survival,   
            snow,   
            antarctica,   
            struggle for survival,   
            animals,   
            nature,   
            nature documentary,   
            wonder,   
            anxious,   
            animal behaviour,   
            animal documentary,   
            wildlife documentary,   
            celebratory,   
            hopeful,   
            vibrant,   
            animal behavior | 
      
        | Production Companies | APC,    
          Bonne Pioche,    
          French Polar Institute | 
      
        | Box Office | Revenue: $127,392,693 Budget: $8,000,000
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        | Updates | Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2025
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