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Release Date:
Friday, March 31, 2017 Nationwide
thematic elements, disturbing images, violence, brief sexuality, nudity and smoking
Plot: What's the story about?
The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska (portrayed by two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh), have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When their country is invaded by the Nazis, Jan and Antonina are stunned – and forced to report to the Reich’s newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl). To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance – and put into action plans to save lives out of what has become the Warsaw Ghetto, with Antonina putting herself and even her children at great risk.
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Who stars in The Zookeeper's Wife: Cast List
Jessica Chastain ... Antonina Żabiński
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Interstellar
Johan Heldenbergh ... Dr. Jan Żabiński
Daniel Brühl ... Lutz Heck
Race for Glory, 7 Days in Entebbe
Togo, The Last Right
And While We Were Here, The Killing Kind
The Last Days On Mars, The Hunting Party
Who's making The Zookeeper's Wife: Crew List
A look at the The Zookeeper's Wife behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Niki Caro last directed The Mother and Mulan. The film's writer Angela Workman last wrote Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Bronte.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Diane LevinMichael Tollin
Robbie Tollin
Kim Zubick
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Production: What we know about The Zookeeper's Wife?
Key Facts
- Academy Award nominee Suzie Davies (Mr. Turner) is the production designer on The Zookeeper’s Wife; Andrij Parekh (Show Me a Hero) is the director of photography; and Bina Daigeler (Only Lovers Left Alive) is the film’s costume designer.
- Focus Features will release the film domestically; Universal Pictures International has distribution rights to the film in the U.K., France, Germany, Scandinavia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
- Adapted from Diane Ackerman’s nonfiction book of the same name which was based on the diaries of Antonina Żabiński.
Filming Timeline
- 2017 - February: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2016 - June: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2015 - October: The film was set to Production status.
Production has begun in the Czech Republic.
- 2013 - April: The film was set to Development status.
Niki Caro has come aboard to direct the World War II story.
- 2010 - September: The film was set to Announced status.
The Zookeeper's Wife Release Date: When was the film released?
The Zookeeper's Wife was a Nationwide release in 2017 on Friday, March 31, 2017. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The Boss Baby, Ghost in the Shell and Donnie Darko.
The Zookeeper's Wife DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Zookeeper's Wife was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 .