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Title: The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jessica Chastain | ... | Antonina Zabinska | |
| Johan Heldenbergh | ... | Jan Zabinski | |
| Daniel Brühl | ... | Lutz Heck | |
| Timothy Radford | ... | Ryszard Zabinski (Younger) | |
| Efrat Dor | ... | Magda Gross | |
| Iddo Goldberg | ... | Maurycy Fraenkel | |
| Shira Haas | ... | Urszula | |
| Michael McElhatton | ... | Jerzyk | |
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Val Maloku | ... | Ryszard Zabinski (Older) |
| Martha Issová | ... | Regina Kenigswein | |
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Daniel Ratimorský | ... | Samuel Kenigswein |
| Frederick Preston | ... | Miecio Kenigswein | |
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Theo Preston | ... | Stefcio Kenigswein (as Theodore Preston) |
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Viktoria Zakharyanova | ... | Stefania Keningswein (as Viktoria Zakharyanová) |
| Goran Kostic | ... | Mr. Kinszerbaum | |
As war brews over in 1939 Warsaw, and while life is still running its course, the Germans are gradually making their presence felt, with Adolf Hitler secretly preparing for the invasion of Poland. Under those volatile circumstances, the couple of Jan Zabinski and Antonina Zabinska continue with their daily routine as owners of the Warsaw Zoo; however, their life's work, and the city, will turn to ashes when the Luftwaffe's horrific Stukas begin to hammer the capital. Now, with the zoo liquidated for the war effort, and many of its animals tragically perished, what was once a menagerie, will now serve as a sanctuary, where the pair of veterinarians can hide the persecuted Polish-Jewish people in plain sight. Indeed, that was the dangerous plan of the two altruists, who, regardless of the consequences, refused to wither before the Nazi menace, and sheltered three hundred Jewish men, women, and children right under the noses of the enemy. Will the world remember the zookeeper's wife? Written by Nick Riganas
Of COURSE we should remember the holocaust and do everything we should to educate and impress on future generations what they must avoid. But this film is nowhere as near the quality or impact of Schindler's List or The Pianist.
So from what I've been able to read - the film is a fair summary of a true story. Warsaw Zoo bombed at the start of WWII, zoo converted to a pig farm, zoo director and his wife hide Jews who have escaped from the Warsaw Ghetto, war ends and (spoiler - so I won't go there).
Production values seem authentic. Story is sound. Doesn't jump off the screen and grab you by the throat. Still - worth a watch.