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| Director: | Niki Caro |
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| Writer: | Angela Workman, Diane Ackerman |
| Staring: |
| The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 24, 2017 |
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| Director: | Niki Caro |
| Writer: | Angela Workman, Diane Ackerman |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | holocaust (shoah), world war ii, nazi, biography, zookeeper, biting |
| Production Companies | Scion Films, Electric City Entertainment, Focus Features, Czech Anglo Pictures, Sierra/Affinity, MadRiver Pictures, Mike Tollin Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $26,152,835
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jessica Chastain | Antonina Żabińska |
| Daniel Brühl | Lutz Heck |
| Johan Heldenbergh | Jan Żabiński |
| Michael McElhatton | Jerzyk |
| Timothy Radford | Ryszard Żabiński (Younger) |
| Efrat Dor | Magda Gross |
| Iddo Goldberg | Maurycy Fraenkel |
| Shira Haas | Urszula |
| Val Maloku | Ryszard Zabinski |
| Martha Issová | Regina Kenigswein |
| Frederick Preston | Miecio Kenigswein |
| Goran Kostić | Mr. Kinszerbaum |
| Anna Rust | The Zebra Woman |
| Daniel Ratimorský | Samuel Kenigswein |
| Theo Preston | Stefcio Kenigswein |
| Viktoria Zakharyanova | Stefania Keningswein |
| Arnošt Goldflam | Dr. Janusz Korczak |
| Marián Mitaš | Stefan |
| Martin Hofmann | Szymon Tenenbaum |
| Jitka Smutná | Pietrasia |
| Waldemar Kobus | Dr. Ziegler |
| Viktorie Jenicková | Teresa Zabinska (2 years old) |
| Adira B. Cole Abbett | Teresa Zabinska (9 months old) |
| Hana Pindurová | Teresa Zabinska (Baby) |
| Slavko Sobin | Mr. Keller |
| Alena Mihulová | Marysia Aszer |
| Nataša Burger | Roza Anzelowna |
| Hana Frejková | Roza's Mother |
| Magdalena Lamparska | Wanda Englert |
| Vilma Frantová | Zofia Kossak |
| Magdaléna Sidonová | Janina Rabbe |
| Petra Bučková | Wanda Filipowicz |
| Roman Vejdovec | Senior German Officer |
| Ladislav Hampl | Ghetto Gate #1 Guard |
| Václav Neužil | Ghetto Gate #2 Guard |
| Brian Caspe | Ghetto Soldier #1 |
| Ester Kočičková | Eugenia Wasowska |
| Roman Horák | German Soldier #1 |
| Jakub Šmíd | Ghetto Soldier #2 |
| Gabriel Cohen | Smoking German Soldier #1 |
| Josef Guruncz | Smoking German Soldier #2 |
| Patricia Kalis | Polish woman |
| Diego Delpiano | Young Rys Zabinski (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Coulson | Editor |
| Harry Gregson-Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Suzie Davies | Production Design |
| Bina Daigeler | Costume Design |
| Ondrej Zita | Stunts |
| Robin Doležal | Stunts |
| Petr Ptácek | Stunts |
| Jan Böhme | Stunt Coordinator |
| Radim Pavelka | Stunts |
| Marcela Piknova | Stunts |
| Karel Basák | Stunts |
| Angela Workman | Screenplay |
| Elaine Grainger | Casting |
| Jan Lupác | Stunts |
| Radek Kaspar | Stunts |
| Marecel Tesar | Stunts |
| Klára Coufalová | Stunts |
| Stanislav Bezouska | Stunts |
| Antje Rau | Stunt Coordinator |
| Filip Zafouk | Stunts |
| Martin Macik | Armorer |
| Diane Ackerman | Book |
| Pavel Pecenka | Stunts |
| Jindřich Klaus | Stunts |
| Luděk Jelen | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lubomir Sotular | Stunts |
| Jaroslav Stich | Stunts |
| Jan Polak | Stunts |
| Niki Caro | Director |
| Andrij Parekh | Director of Photography |
| Roman Boháč | Stunts |
| Josef Borik | Standby Property Master |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jessica Chastain | Executive Producer |
| Jamie Patricof | Producer |
| Robbie Tollin | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Abberley | Producer |
| Pete Shilaimon | Executive Producer |
| Diane Miller Levin | Producer |
| Jennifer Monroe | Executive Producer |
| Marc Butan | Executive Producer |
| Kim Zubick | Producer |
| Kevan Van Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Mickey Liddell | Executive Producer |
| Michael Tollin | Executive Producer |
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**The zoo, the zookeepers and the WWII!** There goes another film by a woman director. Recently I've seen many, that the stories told by women. It was a well made film, based on the real, about the WWII. Actually, it all begins prior like in the 1939. The happy couple who was running one of the m ... ost notable zoo in all of Europe, in the Poland capital, suddenly started to lose the animals for nazi air raids. The remains were taken away when the city, the nation was invaded. Soon the empty enclosure becomes hideout for the Jeweish. But it is not an easy task, the consequences are serious. How the rest of the story folds out was a little emotional. The best performance by Jessica Chastain continues. She's choosing the nice films and roles. I had expected a big name pairing up with her, but the Belgian actor was good in a small part. Like any WWII film, a heart-wrenching story. Everything was told from the zookeeper's perspective, particularly the wife. The story also takes us outside the enclosure, with a series of glimpses of horror visuals that we had seen in other films. So it limits to what these people did, that's to shelter the Jewish community. Another WWII film from another perspective that one should see it. I've heard that some are saying it was not honest. All the true stories are not exact depictions of truth, but somewhat close, lets us know the facts. Just watch it! _8/10_