Secret Zoo (2020)

A lawyer is suckered into running a zoo that has sold most of its animals.

Director:

Jae-gon Son

Writer:

Jae-gon Son (screenwriter)

Stars:

Jae-hong Ahn, Kang So-ra, Yeong-gyu Park

Cast

Credited cast:
Jae-hong Ahn	...	Kang Tae Soo
Kang So-ra	...	Han So Won
Yeong-gyu Park	...	Director Seo
Seong-oh Kim	...	Kim Gun Wook
Yeo-bin Jeon	...	Kim Hae Kyung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Seo Eun-Sol	...	So-Won (young)
Yeri Han	...	Min Chae Ryung
Yang Hee-Won	...	Kindergartener #2
Kim Hyeon-Ok
Park Hyoung-Soo	...	Lawyer Song
Seo Hyun-woo	...	Secretary Oh
Seung-jo Jang	...	Sung Min
Woon Jong Jeon	...	Police officer
Bi-bi Kim	...	Dismissed employee #1
Heung-rae Kim	...	Black Nose

Storyline

In order to make attorney at the law firm where he's a lowly assistant, Tae-soo (Ahn Jae-hong) is given the daunting assignment of keeping a failing zoo afloat for three months while the equity firm that took it over finds a buyer. That's no mean feat when it turns out the Dongsan Park establishment has sold off the majority of its main attractions. Aware of the time crunch involved in trying to import additional creatures, Tae-soo attempts to make a go of it by recruiting the remaining skeleton staff to pose in furry suits that can sort of look convincing if viewed from as far a distance as possible.

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Genres:

Comedy

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User Reviews

Ridiculous you say?

Yes it certainly feels that way and the tone may be too varied, from earnest too completely silly and anything in between. But when it is funny (humans in animal costumes), it really is laugh out loud funny. Maybe I was in the right mood, or maybe this just has a certain quality to it. I'll opt to give it the benefit of the doubt and say it has quality. Certain things remain predictable, but the movie playing almost everything as straight as possible really lends to the heightening of the humor it has within. I'm more used to the thriller and action output that comes from South Korea, but this was a welcome change - one that really can work for you - with a really neat and nice message.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

15 January 2020 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Secret Zoo

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,457,317

Company Credits

Production Co:

About Film, DCG Plus, Sun Entertainment Culture

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1