The Zookeeper's Wife

"They gave all they had to save all they could"

2017 2h 6m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 1,592

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

“They gave all they had to save all they could”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Niki Caro
Writers: Angela Workman
Languages: English
Countries: Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Niki Caro, shot by Andrij Parekh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Coulson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brühl and Johan Heldenbergh carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They gave all they had to save all they could".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1730768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Niki Caro directs. Andrij Parekh behind the camera. Harry Gregson-Williams scores. David Coulson cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 9 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Directed by Niki Caro, shot by Andrij Parekh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Coulson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brühl and Johan Heldenbergh carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They gave all they had to save all they could".
8IMDB entry: tt1730768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrij Parekh
Original score: Harry Gregson-Williams
Editing: David Coulson
Production design: Suzie Davies
Costume design: Bina Daigeler
Makeup / hair: Chris Lyons
Stunt coordinator: Jan Böhme
Runtime: 126 min · 2h 6m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $26,152,835
Return: 131% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

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Reno2017-11-04
★ 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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