The Zookeeper's Wife

They gave all they had to save all they could

7.3
20172h 6m

The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Official Trailer

Thumbnail for video: Making A Choice

Making A Choice

Thumbnail for video: An Unexpected Visitor

An Unexpected Visitor

Thumbnail for video: Jessica Chastain Saves a Baby Elephant

Jessica Chastain Saves a Baby Elephant

Thumbnail for video: Jessica Chastain Taking Care of Animals

Jessica Chastain Taking Care of Animals

Thumbnail for video: Antonina Dyes Hair

Antonina Dyes Hair

Thumbnail for video: Heck's Offer

Heck's Offer

Thumbnail for video: Bring Them Out

Bring Them Out

Thumbnail for video: 'Stay Safe' Clip

'Stay Safe' Clip

Thumbnail for video: 'What's In Their Hearts' Clip

'What's In Their Hearts' Clip

Cast

Photo of Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Antonina Żabińska

Photo of Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Lutz Heck

Photo of Johan Heldenbergh

Johan Heldenbergh

Jan Żabiński

Photo of Timothy Radford

Timothy Radford

Ryszard Żabiński (Younger)

Photo of Efrat Dor

Efrat Dor

Magda Gross

Photo of Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Maurycy Fraenkel

Photo of Shira Haas

Shira Haas

Urszula

Photo of Val Maloku

Val Maloku

Ryszard Zabinski

Photo of Martha Issová

Martha Issová

Regina Kenigswein

Photo of Frederick Preston

Frederick Preston

Miecio Kenigswein

Photo of Goran Kostić

Goran Kostić

Mr. Kinszerbaum

Photo of Anna Rust

Anna Rust

The Zebra Woman

Photo of Daniel Ratimorský

Daniel Ratimorský

Samuel Kenigswein

Photo of Arnošt Goldflam

Arnošt Goldflam

Dr. Janusz Korczak

Photo of Martin Hofmann

Martin Hofmann

Szymon Tenenbaum

Photo of Jitka Smutná

Jitka Smutná

Pietrasia

Photo of Waldemar Kobus

Waldemar Kobus

Dr. Ziegler

Photo of Slavko Sobin

Slavko Sobin

Mr. Keller

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Reviews

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Reno

8/10

**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 most 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_

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