---
title: 'The Zookeeper''s Wife (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Niki Caro'
released: '2017-03-30'
runtime_minutes: 127
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Czech Republic'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-zookeepers-wife-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1730768/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

2017 · PG-13 · 127 min · Drama, War, History · Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Zookeeper's Wife is a 2017 war drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on the 2007 non-fiction book by Diane Ackerman. The film tells the story of how Jan and Antonina Żabiński rescued hundreds of Polish Jews from the Germans by hiding them in their Warsaw zoo during World War II. It stars Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl and Michael McElhatton.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Niki Caro](https://cinepixo.com/people/niki-caro)
- **Screenplay:** [Diane Ackerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-ackerman), [Angela Workman](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-workman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harry Gregson-Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-gregson-williams)
- **Producer:** [Jamie Patricof](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-patricof), [Jeff Abberley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-abberley), [Diane Miller Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-miller-levin), [Kim Zubick](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-zubick)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrij Parekh](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrij-parekh)
- **Editor:** [David Coulson](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-coulson)

## Cast

- [Jakub Šmíd](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakub-smid)
- [Daniel Sidon](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-sidon)
- [Shira Haas](https://cinepixo.com/people/shira-haas) as Urszula
- [Marián Mitaš](https://cinepixo.com/people/marian-mitas)
- [Josef Havrda](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-havrda)
- [Arnošt Goldflam](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnost-goldflam)
- [Waldemar Kobus](https://cinepixo.com/people/waldemar-kobus)
- [Petra Bučková](https://cinepixo.com/people/petra-buckova)
- [Martin Hofmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-hofmann)
- [Ladislav Hampl](https://cinepixo.com/people/ladislav-hampl)
- [Jakub Koudela](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakub-koudela)
- [Magdaléna Sidonová](https://cinepixo.com/people/magdalena-sidonova)
- [Lenka Burianová](https://cinepixo.com/people/lenka-burianova)
- [Brian Caspe](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-caspe)
- [Roman Vejdovec](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-vejdovec)

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Official site: https://www.focusfeatures.com/thezookeeperswife
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-zookeepers-wife-2017
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