The Zookeeper's Wife

Release Date: Friday, March 31, 2017 Nationwide

Jessica Chastain, Goran Kostic, Niki Caro, Shira Haas, Daniel Brühl, Michael McElhatton, Iddo Goldberg, Angela Workman, Kim Zubick, Michael Tollin, Johan Heldenbergh, Robbie Tollin, Diane Levin, Efrat Dor

PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 6 m

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Plot

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Plot
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.
Cited as official plot version from focusfeatures.com
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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
Niki Caro
Screenwriter
Producers
Diane Levin
Michael Tollin
Robbie Tollin
Kim Zubick

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic elements, disturbing images, violence, brief sexuality, nudity and smoking
Runtime
2 hrs, 6 m
Tagline
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Language
English

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Production Details

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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.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Production has begun in the Czech Republic.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Niki Caro has come aboard to direct the World War II story.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

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The Zookeeper's Wife was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, March 31, 2017 . There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The Boss Baby, Ghost in the Shell and The Discovery.



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Mon., Jun. 12, 2017

  • Added a running time of 126 minutes

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