Bibliograph

The zookeeper's wife, Scion Films, Electric City Entertainment, Tollin Productions, Rowe Miller Productions production ; produced by Jeff Abberley, Diane Miller Levin, Jamie Patricof, Kim Zubick ; screenplay, Angela Workman ; directed by Niki Caro

Type

Label

The zookeeper's wife, Scion Films, Electric City Entertainment, Tollin Productions, Rowe Miller Productions production ; produced by Jeff Abberley, Diane Miller Levin, Jamie Patricof, Kim Zubick ; screenplay, Angela Workman ; directed by Niki Caro

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Canadian Home Video Rating: 14AMPAA rating: PG-13

Main title

The zookeeper's wife

Responsibility statement

Scion Films, Electric City Entertainment, Tollin Productions, Rowe Miller Productions production ; produced by Jeff Abberley, Diane Miller Levin, Jamie Patricof, Kim Zubick ; screenplay, Angela Workman ; directed by Niki Caro

Runtime

126

Summary

The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Zabinska and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski, have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When the Germans invade their country, they are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck. To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification