The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife

  • Director: Niki Caro
  • Writer: Angela Workman,Diane Ackerman
  • Countries of origin: Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States
  • Language: English, German, Hebrew
  • Release date: April 7, 2017
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Vợ Người Giữ Thú
  • "The Zookeeper's Wife" is a feature film directed by Niki Caro and starring Jessica Michelle Chastain , Johan Heldenbergh and Daniel Brühl . The film was released in the United States on March 31, 2017.
    The film is adapted from Diane Ekman’s novel of the same name. It is set in Poland, which was invaded by the Nazis in 1939. It tells the story of Antonina and her husband Jane using the zoo as a cover to save the Jews   .

    Details

    • Release date April 7, 2017
    • Filming locations Prague, Czech Republic
    • Production companies Scion Films, Czech Anglo Productions, LD Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $20,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $17,571,660

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $3,288,835

    Gross worldwide

    $26,152,835

    Movie reviews

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    • By Lilliana 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      Wen's good deeds in an age of lack of humanity

      The feeling that the protagonist couple brought to me was great love. At that time, it was undoubtedly a huge risk to rescue the Jews in Poland, but fortunately the couple were well-educated zoologists, they were rational and philanthropic people. , so they started the seemingly impossible action with the consciousness that they would rather sacrifice themselves and even bring harm to their children and friends... What struck me is that this is a true story, and the obstacles they...

    • By Melba 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      The sad thing is that I hate no one

      This spring is no different from the past. The flowers that should bloom have opened, and the tears that should be shed have also flowed. When I was alone in a small town, I reread the Dream of Red Mansions, and I was heavy in it, unwilling to wake up. I am still easily sentimental day after day, a story, a sentence, a song, a movie can easily make me cry, unable to control myself. Brother Xiao Ma often said that I have a temperament of good thinking and depression in my bones....

    • By Wilfred 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      She looks good, she can do whatever she wants

      This kind of film depicting the period of World War II has always shown war and peace, army and family, cruelty and warmth

      Set in Poland, which was invaded by the Nazis in 1939

      There are two things in the film that are very touching:

      The Jewish doctor was rescued from the Warsaw slum by the director of the Warsaw Zoo. He felt that it would bring a crisis to the peaceful life of the protagonist. It happened that the heroine played the piano and reminded that many Jews who...

    • By Eve 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      The Animal Dean's Lady

      I don't quite understand the point of her friend throwing a fork and leaving when the protagonist of the husband and wife is discussing whether to help the Jews a lot. When the ghetto moved to another place, the old man used a slow and steady voice to weave a story for the children, the children raised their hands to be hugged, and carried on the never-ending train, what should a man use Are you in the mood to carry the children on the train one by one? The heroine felt that she was...

    • By Ibrahim 2022-03-26 09:01:09

      Small people make big decisions

      I didn't have time to read the original book, so I watched the movie directly and talked about my feelings one-sidedly. There are many drama films about World War II, and the most attractive ones are small people, big decisions, small actions, and big backgrounds. Countries and people who have come out of the ashes of war are most easily moved by these themes. They are cheerful, sunny and wise. The couple made more extraordinary choices in extraordinary positions, from comfort to change,...

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    • By Elias 2022-12-27 15:59:36

      The Jewish professor who only appeared twice to protect the children and the children is the most dramatic, and the scene of carrying the children on the death train is almost the only moving and special scene in the whole...

    • By Madelyn 2022-11-03 04:53:54

      Typical of the wasteful subject. The rhythm is protracted, and the plot is...

    • By Athena 2022-08-19 22:04:15

      6.5 The rhythm of the whole film is good, the happy ending is a little touching but not enough, whether it needs to have a tragic ending, the dead animals can give the...

    • By Elfrieda 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      In the end, I still played a...

    • By Cortez 2022-04-24 07:01:16

      Too little animal...

    Behind the scenes gags

    The film is adapted from the novel of the same name published by Diane Ekman in 2007. The novel tells the real story of the Warsaw Zoo during World War II. The author Diane draws materials from the diary translation of the event prototype Antonina herself and other historical materials. I went to the Warsaw Zoo to visit the sons of the principal and his wife and the local residents, only to reproduce this story that happened during the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Antonina Zabinski: We have room... we could hide Magda there.

    • Antonina Zabinski: You can never tell who your enemies are, or who to trust. Maybe that's why I love animals so much. You look in their eyes, and you know exactly what's in their hearts. They're not like people.

    • Jan Zabinski: I was raised with these people. Gentile, Jewish. It didn't matter to my family. It never mattered to me.