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The Zookeeper's Wife
Directed by
Niki Caro
PG-13
2017
2h 6m
Biography
,
Drama
,
and more
7.0
64%
76%
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Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.
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Cast of The Zookeeper's Wife
Jessica Chastain
Antonina Żabińska
Daniel Brühl
Lutz Heck
Johan Heldenbergh
Jan Żabiński
Michael McElhatton
Jerzyk
Timothy Radford
Ryszard Żabiński (Younger)
Efrat Dor
Magda Gross
Iddo Goldberg
Maurycy Fraenkel
Shira Haas
Urszula
Val Maloku
Ryszard Zabinski
Martha Issová
Regina Kenigswein
Frederick Preston
Miecio Kenigswein
Goran Kostić
Mr. Kinszerbaum
Anna Rust
The Zebra Woman
Daniel Ratimorský
Samuel Kenigswein
Theo Preston
Stefcio Kenigswein
Viktoria Zakharyanova
Stefania Keningswein
Arnošt Goldflam
Dr. Janusz Korczak
Marián Mitaš
Stefan
Martin Hofmann
Szymon Tenenbaum
Jitka Smutná
Pietrasia
Waldemar Kobus
Dr. Ziegler
Viktorie Jenicková
Teresa Zabinska (2 years old)
Adira B. Cole Abbett
Teresa Zabinska (9 months old)
Hana Pindurová
Teresa Zabinska (Baby)
Slavko Sobin
Mr. Keller
Alena Mihulová
Marysia Aszer
Nataša Burger
Roza Anzelowna
Hana Frejková
Roza's Mother
Magdalena Lamparska
Wanda Englert
Vilma Frantová
Zofia Kossak
Magdaléna Sidonová
Janina Rabbe
Petra Bučková
Wanda Filipowicz
Roman Vejdovec
Senior German Officer
Ladislav Hampl
Ghetto Gate #1 Guard
Václav Neužil
Ghetto Gate #2 Guard
Brian Caspe
Ghetto Soldier #1
Ester Kočičková
Eugenia Wasowska
Roman Horák
German Soldier #1
Jakub Šmíd
Ghetto Soldier #2
Gabriel Cohen
Smoking German Soldier #1
Josef Guruncz
Smoking German Soldier #2
Patricia Kalis
Polish woman
Diego Delpiano
Young Rys Zabinski (uncredited)
Niki Caro
Director
Angela Workman
Writer
Diane Ackerman
Writer
Jamie Patricof
Producer
Kim Zubick
Producer
Jeff Abberley
Producer
Diane Miller Levin
Producer
The Zookeeper's Wife Ratings & Reviews
UniqueMovies Deb H
July 25, 2025
Jessica chastain Is the best actress I've ever seen in my entire life!! I've never seen one person portray so many different types of characters!! She's the only actor I know that can do that and has done that!! She deserves many many academy awards 🏆 Based on a true story , To all you animal lovers, this movie is so sweet and precious in the beginning.😺 🐶 🐐 🐴 🐘 🐦🕊️ 🦒🦓 🐴 🦁 🐯 🐷 She bends down to the bed what looks like she was getting ready to kiss her little child when in reality it was a baby lion sleeping at the foot of the child's bed 🥰 🦁 This is a wonderful movie! Even though there's so much pain, sorrow. The acting is outstanding!! It's a must-see and worth the watch ✨🕊️✨ it's also a history lesson based on a true story movie. Dose show bombs landing on the zoo property. Animals do get injured or killed due to the war. There's also violent killing of animals!! 😢 Use discretion if you allow young children to watch this movie. 🙏😇🙏 ❌❌❌
Affinity Magazine
Valerie Complex
The film could have been an excellent introduction to a relatively unknown historical figure, but it doesn't eloquently capture the essence of their real life struggle.
The Young Folks
Kristen Lopez
Chastain and Heldenbergh are solid, but the script's rough edges leave the leading lady in the background. It's doubtful the film will be remembered come summertime.
Baltimore Magazine
Max Weiss
Despite its flaws, The Zookeeper's Wife is the kind of handsomely-mounted melodrama that will inspire many to bemoan the fact that they don't make them like this anymore.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Despite its inadequacies, however, The Zookeeper's Wife conveys a tale of courage and opposition to authority that provides valuable inspiration for any era.
Observer
Rex Reed
It doesn't burn through the conscience and haunt you forever like Schindler's List, but in spite of its laid-back reluctance to shock and horrify, it's never trivial or boring.
The New Republic
Jacob Soll
Niki Caro breaks out of the genre and emerges with a truly moving and original film. She uses the familiar structure of survival and rescue, but her focus is on the mechanics of cruelty itself in an unlikely setting.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
How this was managed is truly inspiring, but the way it plays out in Angela Workman's script (adapted from Diane Ackerman's bestseller) is strictly by the numbers.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
The Zookeeper's Wife is excellent, the Zabinskis' story an important lesson in heroism that proves to be as entertainingly compelling as it is fascinatingly essential.
San Diego Reader
Matthew Lickona
Again and again, the fuse is lit and then fizzles. Eventually, bewildered disinterest sets in.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
This is a handsomely shot, weighty story, and Chastain is a knockout in the lead.
leonardmaltin.com
Leonard Maltin
It's never a waste of time watching Jessica Chastain, even if the film she's in isn't great. This is an earnest historical drama that never scales the emotional heights the real-life story would seem to promise. But Chastain is faultless
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
It would be easy to mistake the gentle tone as not sufficiently harrowing, but Caro presents Antonina's story with as much grace and humanity as Antonina showed her guests.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Once the Nazis roll in and shoot all the critters, the movie begins to feel like a budget version of Schindler's List and drifts away into the deep blue sea of Holocaust dramas.
New York Post
Sara Stewart
Overall, Caro seems to be making a pointed narrative choice: In the war movie genre, those who quietly tend to the vulnerable don't always get their due.
NPR
Andrew Lapin
Caro fails to find the same spark of compassionate moviemaking that ignited her masterpiece Whale Rider, or even her perfectly enjoyable take on sports movies, McFarland, USA.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
In a production based on a nonfiction book by Diane Ackerman, a brilliantly specific story has been reduced to conventional drama and synthetic heroics.
Pajiba
Kristy Puchko
Through painting a story that boasts both dizzying moments of drama and self-sacrificing heroism, Caro delivers not just a history lesson, but also a rallying cry.
New York Daily News
Joe Dziemianowicz
The film is at its best when Chastain is on screen - and that is a lot.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
True-story drama about a Polish wife who helped shelter Jews from the Nazis in her family zoo can't escape clichés - but does boast an excellent lead performance from Jessica Chastain
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Angela Workman On The Story
Angela Workman On The Story
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Niki Caro On Her Attraction To The Material
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Daniel Bruhl On Lutz Heck's Role In The Story
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Johan Heldenbergh On His Character Jan Zabinski
Johan Heldenbergh On His Character Jan Zabinski
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Jessica Chastain On The Book 'The Zookeeper's Wife'
Jessica Chastain On The Book 'The Zookeeper's Wife'
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Diane Ackerman On Discovering The Hidden Story Of The Zabinski's
Diane Ackerman On Discovering The Hidden Story Of The Zabinski's
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