Secret Zoo

"Just chill we won't bite anyone."

2020 1h 57m KO

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6.3

MID

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80%

FRESH

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6.1

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 88🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes★6.1IMDB · 2,060

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A lawyer is given the mission of revitalising a bankrupt zoo that has no animals. When he and a group of zookeepers come up with the idea to dress like animals and his fake polar bear goes viral, the zoo becomes a hit, before his law firm’s real intentions are revealed.

“Just chill we won't bite anyone.”

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Cast

Ahn Jae-hong
Kang Tae-su
Kang So-ra
Han So-won
Park Young-kyu
Mr. Seo
Kim Seung-oh
Kim Geon-wook
Jeon Yeo-bin
Kim Hae-kyeong
Park Hyuk-kwon
President Hwang
Seo Hyun-woo
Secretary Oh
Jang Seung-jo
Seong-min

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Son Jae-gon
Writers: Son Jae-gon, Lee Yong-jae, Kim Chae-woo
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Son Jae-gon, shot by Lee Seung-hun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lee Jin-hee. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Ahn Jae-hong and Kang So-ra and Park Young-kyu carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Just chill we won't bite anyone.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11566164 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Son Jae-gon directs. Lee Seung-hun behind the camera. Lee Jin-hee scores. Lee Kang-hee cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Son Jae-gon, shot by Lee Seung-hun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lee Jin-hee. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lee Kang-hee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ahn Jae-hong and Kang So-ra and Park Young-kyu carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Just chill we won't bite anyone.".
7IMDB entry: tt11566164 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.