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The Zookeeper's Wife

They gave all they had to save all they could

The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

20172h 6mPG-13Drama, History, War

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About The Zookeeper's Wife

Directors
Niki Caro
Cast
Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl, Johan Heldenbergh, Michael McElhatton, Timothy Radford, Efrat Dor
Genres
Drama, History, War
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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