With her parents facing an imminent divorce, teenage Ellie passes a solitary summer away from everyone and everything. When her cat Molly runs away, the young girl goes in search of the only source of affection she has left, ending up on a quest to find her own identity. O Voo do Pinguim — paradoxically, penguins are one of the few birds unable to fly — is a delicate allegory for the transition into adulthood.