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Penguins Behind Bars (2003) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2003 · 23 mins · English
- Directed by
- Janet Perlman
- Starring
- Lili Taylor, Alberta Watson, Dan Lett, Patricia Gage, Sonja Ball, Maria Vacratsis
An Adult Swim special adapted from Janet Perlman’s graphic novel, this bold, brazen short premiered once on July 20, 2003. It follows Doris Fairfeather, a female penguin who is falsely framed for robbery by her boyfriend and sent to an all‑female prison, where she confronts the absurdities of incarceration.
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