The Zookeeper's Wife (film)
| The Zookeeper's Wife | |
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| Directed by | Niki Caro |
| Produced by | Jeff Abberley Julia Blackman Diane Levin Jamie Patricof Michael Tollin Robbie Tollin Kim Zubick |
| Written by | Angela Workman |
| Based on | The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman |
| Starring | Jessica Chastain Johan Heldenbergh Daniel Brühl Michael McElhatton Anna Rust |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Cinematography | Andrij Parekh |
| Edited by | David Coulson |
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| Distributed by | Focus Features |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
The Zookeeper's Wife is an upcoming British-American war drama film directed by Niki Caro and written by Angela Workman, based on the non-fiction book of same name by Diane Ackerman. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, and Daniel Brühl. Principal photography on the film began on September 29, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Plot
A true story about the Warsaw Zoo keepers couple Jan and Antonina Żabiński, who saved many human and animal lives during the World War II by hiding them in animal cages.[1]
Cast
- Jessica Chastain as Antonina Żabińska[2]
- Johan Heldenbergh as Jan Żabiński[3]
- Daniel Brühl as Lutz Heck[3]
- Michael McElhatton as Jerzyk[4]
- Anna Rust[5]
- Iddo Goldberg[4]
- Goran Kostić[4]
- Shira Haas[4]
- Efrat Dor[4]
- Val Maloku as Ryszard Żabiński
- Tim Radford as Ryszard Żabiński (Younger)
Production
In September 2010, it was announced that Angela Workman was adapting the Diane Ackerman's non-fiction book The Zookeeper's Wife.[6] On April 30, 2013 Jessica Chastain attached to play the titular role as Antonina Żabińska in the film, while Niki Caro signed on to direct the film.[2] On August 24, 2015, Focus Features acquired the US rights to the film and Daniel Brühl and Johan Heldenbergh signed on to star in the film.[3]
Filming began on the animals to be used in the film on September 9, 2015, but the actual principal photography with actors began on September 29, 2015, in Prague, Czech Republic.[1][7][8] Suzie Davies would serve as the production designer, Andrij Parekh as the director of photography, Bina Daigeler as the costume designer.[4] Filming ended on November 29, 2015.[9]
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- Films set in zoos
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