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The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife

  • Status: Released
  • 24-03-2017
  • Runtime: 126 min
  • Score: 7.332
  • Vote count: 1520

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

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

Val Maloku

Ryszard Zabinski

Martha Issová

Regina Kenigswein

Frederick Preston

Miecio Kenigswein

Goran Kostić

Mr. Kinszerbaum

Anna Rust

The Zebra Woman

Daniel Ratimorský

Samuel Kenigswein

Theo Preston

Stefcio Kenigswein

Viktoria Zakharyanova

Stefania Keningswein

Arnošt Goldflam

Dr. Janusz Korczak

Marián Mitaš

Stefan

Martin Hofmann

Szymon Tenenbaum

Jitka Smutná

Pietrasia

Waldemar Kobus

Dr. Ziegler

Viktorie Jenicková

Teresa Zabinska (2 years old)

Adira B. Cole Abbett

Teresa Zabinska (9 months old)

Hana Pindurová

Teresa Zabinska (Baby)

Slavko Sobin

Mr. Keller

Alena Mihulová

Marysia Aszer

Nataša Burger

Roza Anzelowna

Hana Frejková

Roza's Mother

Magdalena Lamparska

Wanda Englert

Vilma Frantová

Zofia Kossak

Magdaléna Sidonová

Janina Rabbe

Petra Bučková

Wanda Filipowicz

Roman Vejdovec

Senior German Officer

Ladislav Hampl

Ghetto Gate #1 Guard

Václav Neužil

Ghetto Gate #2 Guard

Brian Caspe

Ghetto Soldier #1

Ester Kočičková

Eugenia Wasowska

Roman Horák

German Soldier #1

Jakub Šmíd

Ghetto Soldier #2

Gabriel Cohen

Smoking German Soldier #1

Josef Guruncz

Smoking German Soldier #2

Patricia Kalis

Polish woman

Diego Delpiano

Young Rys Zabinski (uncredited)

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**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_