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Her days of riding herd on her three rambunctious sons apparently are a thing of the past. Sam Bloom, a competitive adaptive surfer who won two World Para Surfing Championships, tells DH about how a baby magpie pushed her to take the flight of endless hope She’s pretty much confined to her bed and a wheelchair. Samantha Bloom breaks her back in an accident and gets paralyzed from the chest and down. An accident in Thailand left Australian Sam Bloom paralysed. Oscar nominee Watts stars in the real-life survival story of Samantha Bloom, an active and vibrant Australian mom who is paralyzed from the chest down on holiday with her family. See the original post on Youtube A year later, her child takes home an injured magpie they found. Sam - an otherwise sporty person who surfs and travels - enters a depression that makes her question who she can be in the world and in her own family. The magpie was nicknamed ‘Penguin’ Bloom. But Penguin the magpie did the opposite of wreak havoc on the Bloom … Recovering from an accident that paralyzed her from the chest down, once adventurous Samantha Bloom (Watts) starts to form an attachment to a baby magpie bird her children found. And who can resist the adorably, clumsy magpie awkwardly strutting from room to room, causing loads of mischief, cuddling with her stuffed monkey, and pooping anywhere she pleased. In Penguin Bloom, a wounded magpie helps an injured woman's soul take flight Naomi Watts and a half-score of magpies anchor this true story, … Her struggle to forge ahead is helped along by a wounded baby magpie her kids take in, named Penguin. The ending credits are particularly touching, showing candid shots taken of the real Bloom family with the real Penguin the Magpie. Magpies, per Brittanica, are considered some of the most intelligent animals to exist—and are also prone to aggressively attacking humans. She said it was incredible working alongside - and portraying - the 'extraordinary woman', Samantha Bloom, who struck up an unlikely friendship with a … We meet housewife and mother Samantha Bloom (Naomi Watts, also the film’s producer) in the aftermath of an accident that has left her paralyzed from the chest down. Fair warning: Have a box of tissues next to you before pressing play. WATCH IT. Found by her son Noah on a blustery Spring day, Penguin, as the boys named her, became Sam’s constant companion. Speaking to NPR, Watts revealed that she once was attacked by a "whole flock" of magpies. Mander trained eight magpies for the Australian film Penguin Bloom, a warm-hearted drama based on a real-life Sydney story about an injured chick that helps Samantha Bloom and her family recover after she is paralysed in a fall. It opens in cinemas on Thursday. As part of her rehabilitation, Sam (an avid sportswoman before her accident) took up kayaking. 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