The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 126 min · ★ 7.3 · 61% critics
Set during the Nazi invasion of Warsaw, the story follows keepers at the Warsaw Zoo who use the zoo and their home as a refuge. They work to protect hundreds of people and animals amid raids, danger, and the breakdown of everyday life.
Based on The Zookeeper's Wife
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-03-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,571 votes)
About
You’ll likely like this WWII survival drama if you want a real-life story of courage and refuge through the Warsaw Zoo, with emotionally heavy moments; Not for you if you dislike bleak Holocaust-era films like Schindler’s List or Boy in the Striped Pajamas, or want a lighter, animal-forward focus.
Pros: true-life bravery; strong lead acting; zoo animals add perspective | Cons: heavy, bleak tone; sometimes misplaced atmosphere; divisive narrative focus
Themes
- nazi
- holocaust (shoah)
- world war ii
- biography
- based on true story
- zookeeper
- biting
Cast & crew
Jessica Chastain
as Antonina Żabińska
Daniel Brühl
as Lutz Heck
Johan Heldenbergh
as Jan Żabiński
Michael McElhatton
as Jerzyk
Timothy Radford
as Ryszard Żabiński (Younger)
Efrat Dor
as Magda Gross
Iddo Goldberg
as Maurycy Fraenkel
Shira Haas
as Urszula
Val Maloku
as Ryszard Zabinski
Martha Issová
as Regina Kenigswein
Directed by Niki Caro