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->''"In the harshest place on Earth, love finds a way."''
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''March of the Penguins'' (''La Marche de l'empereur'') is a 2005 NatureDocumentary about the yearly journey of Emperor Penguins in UsefulNotes/{{Antarctica}} to mate and raise their chicks. It was originally dubbed in French but is better known for the English version narrated by Creator/MorganFreeman, which won the 2005 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Documentary.

Directed by Luc Jacquet. Compare Creator/WernerHerzog's ''Film/EncountersAtTheEndOfTheWorld'', another Antarctic documentary made the very next year. A sequel, ''March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step'' (''L'Empereur'') was made in 2017 and released on Hulu in 2018.
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!!Tropes of the Penguins:
* CreatorCameo: The photographers are seen dragging their cameras along the ice during the closing credits.
* {{Determinator}}: The penguins themselves, as well as the filmmakers, who had to endure the intense Antarctic cold for a year to make the movie in the first place.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The original French release had dubbed voices providing "dialogue" for the penguins.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Not all of the penguins are able to finish the journey; some chicks are frozen to death, others are implied to be skua chow and one adult gets eaten by a leopard seal.
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