The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
- Directed by
- Niki Caro
- Genre
- drama film, war film, biographical film, historical film
- Country
- Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 1,575 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A couple who run a zoo in Warsaw secretly hide Jewish people from the Nazis during World War II. They risk their lives to protect others inside their animal enclosures and home.
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What happens
The Zookeeper's Wife is a 2017 war drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on the 2007 non-fiction book by Diane Ackerman. The film tells the story of how Jan and Antonina Żabiński rescued hundreds of Polish Jews from the Germans by hiding them in their Warsaw zoo during World War II. It stars Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl and Michael McElhatton. The Zookeeper's Wife had its world premiere on 8 March 2017 in Warsaw, Poland, the location of the story, followed by its US premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California, on 12 March 2017. It was released in the United States on 31 March and in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2017. The film received mixed reviews from critics, and grossed $26 million on a $20 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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