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Zoo is a fictionalised representation of true events. Belfast Zoo had to shoot some of its animals during World War 2. The city had to withstand German air raids in 1941. Some schoolkids led by Tom Hall rescue the baby elephant Buster from the zoo and hide it in the house of a reclusive, eccentric elderly lady. Her house is a menagerie.
The movie centers around the boy saving a young elephant from soldiers ordered to execute the zoo animals. Sounds horrendous but it is handled so delicately by the director. We loved the film and would definitely recommend to families with children 8 years and upwards. Be warned though, it is a little weepy at the end.
- Colin Mcivor
- Sandie Angulo Chen
- Toby Jones, Penelope Wilton, Art Parkinson
Jun 8, 2018 · Zoo: Directed by Colin McIvor. With Toby Jones, Ian McElhinney, Penelope Wilton, Amy Huberman. Young Tom Hall (Art Parkinson) and his misfit friends fight to save "Buster" the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1941.
- (1.4K)
- Adventure, Family, History
- Colin McIvor
- 2018-06-08
Oct 14, 2017 · The zoo veterinarian’s son, Tom Hall (Art Parkinson)—an animal lover of the first magnitude (“I would never harm an animal”)—takes it upon himself to rescue an elephant named Buster. The name Buster seems to be an homage to comedic actor Buster Keaton. Tom’s father, Dr. Hall, has gone off to war and Tom’s mother, Emily (Amy ...
Young Tom Hall (Art Parkinson) and his misfit friends fight to save "Buster" the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1941.
Jun 8, 2018 · Audience Member Zoo (2017), written and directed by Colin McIvor, is a well-crafted British historical war movie and children's movie, inspired by a true story, set against the German air raid ...
- (17)
- History, Drama, War
- PG
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