Here’s a stunning tale of real life heroism to welcome you to the weekend. Niki Caro directs Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brühl in The Zookeeper’s Wife, based on the book by poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman.
The film is based on the real life heroics of Warsaw zookeepers Jan and Antonina ?abi?ski, who saved many lives during World War II by hiding both humans and animals in cages. The first trailer has arrived, along with a host of images, which you can enjoy below.
The film is set to be released on the 31st of March 2017 in the US and on the 5th of May here in the UK.
The Zookeeper’s Wife Movie Image Gallery
The Zookeeper’s Wife Movie Trailer
Fancy a synopsis? Why not.
The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina ?abi?ska (portrayed by two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan ?abi?ski (Johan Heldenbergh of “The Broken Circle Breakdown”), have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When their country is invaded by the Nazis, Jan and Antonina are stunned – and forced to report to the Reich’s newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl of “Captain America: Civil War”). To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance – and put into action plans to save lives out of what has become the Warsaw Ghetto, with Antonina putting herself and even her children at great risk.
