Jessica Chastain
Antonina Zabinski
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The Zookeeper's Wife is a 2017 American war drama film directed by Niki Caro and written by Angela Workman. It is based on Diane Ackerman 's non-fiction book of the same name . [6] The film tells the true 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 ...
- Angela Workman
Apr 7, 2017 · A biographical drama about the Warsaw Zoo keepers who sheltered Jews during WWII. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, awards, videos, photos and more.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Niki Caro
- 2017-04-07
Mar 31, 2017 · A historical drama based on the true story of a Polish couple who saved Jews from the Nazis during World War II. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, who praise the performances but criticize the pacing and the tone.
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- Niki Caro
- PG-13
- Jessica Chastain
Plot summary. In the 1930s, Jan Żabiński is the director of a thriving zoo in Warsaw, Poland. His wife, Antonina, has a remarkable empathy with animals, and their villa in the zoo acts as a nursery and residence for numerous animals, as well as for their son. This part of their life abruptly ends with the German invasion of Poland on ...
- Diane Ackerman
- United States
- 2007
- English
Mar 29, 2017 · A film adaptation of Diane Ackerman's book about a Polish couple who hid Jews in their zoo during World War II. The review praises the historical details and the animal scenes, but criticizes the fictionalized romance and the Nazi villain.
A true story of a couple who saved hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion of Poland in WWII. Learn about their heroic actions, their rivalry with a German zoologist, and their fate in this IMDb plot summary.
