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Released 2 years ago.
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Checkpoint Zoo
2024 1h 43m EN
Documentary
Synopsis
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Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Oleksandr Feldman
Self
Vadim Vorontinsky
Self
Vitalii Ilchenko
Self
Svitlana Vyshnevetska
Self
Andrii Tyvaniuk
Self
Vitalii Sevelin
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joshua Zeman
- Writers
- Joshua Zeman
- Languages
- Ukrainian, English, Russian
- Countries
- United States of America, United Kingdom, Ukraine
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Ukrainian, English, Russian.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom, Ukraine.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Joshua Zeman, shot by Nelson Hume. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Anne Nikitin. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Oleksandr Feldman and Vadim Vorontinsky and Vitalii Ilchenko carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt28440231 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joshua Zeman directs. Nelson Hume behind the camera. Anne Nikitin scores. Produced in United States of America, United Kingdom, Ukraine. Dialogue in Ukrainian, English, Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 2 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Ukrainian, English, Russian.
- 3International production across 3 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom, Ukraine.
- 4Directed by Joshua Zeman, shot by Nelson Hume. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Anne Nikitin. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Oleksandr Feldman and Vadim Vorontinsky and Vitalii Ilchenko carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt28440231 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "zoo", "animal rescue", "political documentary", "russian invasion of ukraine (2022)".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nelson Hume
- Original score
- Anne Nikitin
- Runtime
- 103 min Β· 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Joshua Zeman
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Ghost Robot
US
Noah Media Group
GB
Appian Way
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerCaitlin Colford
- ProducerIan Davies
- ProducerTorquil Jones
- Co-ProducerEmma Masdeu-Perez
- Associate ProducerMaricela Oliva
- Associate ProducerAdrianne Owings
- Executive ProducerShawn Singh
- Unit Production ManagerKim Bertrand
- Additional PhotographyOlivier Sarbil
- Assistant EditorCollin Couch
- Supervising EditorAndrew Ford
- Co-EditorDaniel Lonsbury
- InternMadeleine Kern
- Production AssistantFrost Martin
- Executive ProducerBonamy Grimes
- Executive ProducerCatherine Quantschnigg
- ProducerJoshua Zeman
- Executive ProducerGabriel Clarke
- Executive ProducerJohn McKenna
- ProducerZachary Mortensen
- Executive ProducerBarry Smith
- Assistant EditorEthan Sapir
- Executive ProducerLeonardo DiCaprio
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- zoo
- animal rescue
- political documentary
- russian invasion of ukraine (2022)
- ukraine
- environmental documentary
- war
- documentary
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2024-06-06Β· Tribeca Film Festival
- Premiere2025-01-07Β· Palm Springs International Film Festival
- Premiere2024-10-05Β· Mill Valley Film Festival
- Premiere2025-03-15Β· Boulder International Film Festival
- Digital2025-10-04Β· GATHR Direct-To-Audience
Also known as
International titles
- ΠΠ»ΠΎΠΊΠΏΠΎΡΡ "ΠΠΎΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠΊ"UA
