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The Zookeeper's Wife

Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.

Director

Niki Caro

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

$17,571,660

Production

N/A

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

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Antonina Zabinska

Jessica Chastain

Jan Zabinski

Johan Heldenbergh

Lutz Heck

Ryszard Zabinski (Younger)

Timothy Radford

Magda Gross

Maurycy Fraenkel

Urszula

Jerzyk

Michael McElhatton

Ryszard Zabinski (Older)

Regina Kenigswein

Samuel Kenigswein

Daniel Ratimorský

Miecio Kenigswein

Frederick Preston

Stefcio Kenigswein

Stefania Keningswein

Viktoria Zakharyanova

Mr. Kinszerbaum

Dr. Janusz Korczak

Arnost Goldflam

Stefan

Szymon Tenenbaum

Pietrasia

Dr. Ziegler

Teresa Zabinska (2 years old)

Viktorie Jenicková

Teresa Zabinska (9 months old)

Adira B. Cole Abbett

Teresa Zabinska (Baby)

Hana Pindurová

Mr. Keller

Marysia Aszer

Alena Mihulová

Roza Anzelowna

Roza's Mother

Wanda Englert

Magdalena Lamparska

Zofia Kossak

Vilma Frantová

Janina Rabbe

Magdalena Sidonová

Eugenia Wasowska

Ester Kocicková

Wanda Filipowicz

Senior German Officer

German Soldier #1

Ghetto Gate #1 Guard

Ghetto Gate #2 Guard

Ghetto Soldier #1

Ghetto Soldier #2

Smoking German Soldier #1

Smoking German Soldier #2

German Officer #2

Warsaw Resident #1

Warsaw Resident #2

Rabbi #1

Jaroslav Achab Haidler

Rabbi #2

Michael Dushinsky

Rabbi #3

Shumi Berkowitz

Young Resistance Fighter

Woman Sniper

Sniper Instructor

Polish Photographer

Photographer's Girlfriend

Stepánka Fingerhutová

German Soldier Buying Magazine

Teenage Boy #1

Teenage Boy #2

Teenage Boy #3

Secretary

Polish Soldier

Radick Cembrzynski

Young Rys Zabinski

Polish Lady

Polish Radio Announcer

Gestapo Agent

Mother in Basement

Klementyna Umer

Soldier

Alexander von Roon

Soldier

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Antonina Zabinski Antonina Zabinska Dr. Janusz Korczak Jan Zabinski

I couldn't see my hand in front of me,
but I could feel her breath on my neck. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I couldn't see my hand in front of me, but I could feel...

I took my rifle, raised it,... - The Zookeeper's Wife

I took my rifle, raised it,...

But I have to say, her cubs did survive. - The Zookeeper's Wife

But I have to say, her cubs did survive.

They thrived, and have grown to
a proud maturity in my zoo. Cheers. - The Zookeeper's Wife

They thrived, and have grown to a proud maturity in my zoo. ...

Thank you. I'll take it. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Thank you. I'll take it.

Did you know that barn cats have
the keenest sense in all of nature? - The Zookeeper's Wife

Did you know that barn cats have the keenest sense in all of...

I think it's the perfect time to
soothe the savage beast and all that. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I think it's the perfect time to soothe the savage beas...

Well, Hitler wants Poland. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Well, Hitler wants Poland.

Here, stay here.
Hold the light steady for me. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Here, stay here. Hold the light steady for me.

I can bring you overalls, Miss, please.
I can find other men. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I can bring you overalls, Miss, please. I can find other men...

Tembo! Tembo. Good. Good, good, good. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Tembo! Tembo. Good. Good, good, good.

It's all right. It's all right, sweetheart. - The Zookeeper's Wife

It's all right. It's all right, sweetheart.

You are a wonder, Punia.
You are Eve in her garden. - The Zookeeper's Wife

You are a wonder, Punia. You are Eve in her garden.

Mama, what are those men doing?
They look like mules. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Mama, what are those men doing? They look like mules.

They're working the Jews
like pack animals now. - The Zookeeper's Wife

They're working the Jews like pack animals now.

I think you should take Rys
out of Warsaw tomorrow. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I think you should take Rys out of Warsaw tomorrow.

You could stay with my cousins in Zalesie. - The Zookeeper's Wife

You could stay with my cousins in Zalesie.

We should get Rys
out of the city while we can. - The Zookeeper's Wife

We should get Rys out of the city while we can.

But school's about to start. - The Zookeeper's Wife

But school's about to start.

Oh, he's so excited, Jan,
with his new pencils, and his shoes... - The Zookeeper's Wife

Oh, he's so excited, Jan, with his new pencils, and his...

You're not listening to me.
I'm trying to tell you something. - The Zookeeper's Wife

You're not listening to me. I'm trying to tell you...

I have to stay for the animals,
but I'll come as soon as I can. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I have to stay for the animals, but I'll come as soon a...

Punia, Hitler and Stalin
have signed a pact. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Punia, Hitler and Stalin have signed a pact.

...but if war comes, we have to find
a way out of the country. - The Zookeeper's Wife

...but if war comes, we have to find a way out of the countr...

I don't want to carry Rys from place
to place, like a frightened cat. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I don't want to carry Rys from place to place, like a f...

I'm sorry, Punia.
Come back to me, come here. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I'm sorry, Punia. Come back to me, come here.

It's their first instinct, always to run. - The Zookeeper's Wife

It's their first instinct, always to run.

- Come.
- It's not good for a child. - The Zookeeper's Wife

- Come. - It's not good for a child.

It's not good, Jan, I'm telling you. - The Zookeeper's Wife

It's not good, Jan, I'm telling you.

I don't want Rys to live that way. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I don't want Rys to live that way.

People always want to run when they don't know what's coming - The Zookeeper's Wife

People always want to run when they don't know...

Evacuate the zoo immediately! - The Zookeeper's Wife

Evacuate the zoo immediately!

This is the Polish Army.
Wild animals are loose. - The Zookeeper's Wife

This is the Polish Army. Wild animals are loose.

No trains today!
Leave the station immediately. - The Zookeeper's Wife

No trains today! Leave the station immediately.

Hey. Maybe you'd like to fly. Come. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Hey. Maybe you'd like to fly. Come.

Oh, you poor things.
You must have been so scared. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Oh, you poor things. You must have been so scared.

The German government has taken
charge of the Polish people. - The Zookeeper's Wife

The German government has taken charge of the Polish people.

...quietly, honorably, and calmly. - The Zookeeper's Wife

...quietly, honorably, and calmly.

The country's completely overrun. - The Zookeeper's Wife

The country's completely overrun.

Yes. It is. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I was raised with these people - The Zookeeper's Wife

I was raised with these people

Your zoo is to be liquidated.
I'm sorry to tell you. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Your zoo is to be liquidated. I'm sorry to tell you.

I don't understand what you mean. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I don't understand what you mean.

But I see a way out of this, my friend. - The Zookeeper's Wife

But I see a way out of this, my friend.

But what if the war comes to Germany? - The Zookeeper's Wife

But what if the war comes to Germany?

...but I must tell you
the Allied forces are very weak. - The Zookeeper's Wife

...but I must tell you the Allied forces are very weak.

We can save your animals together. - The Zookeeper's Wife

We can save your animals together.

No, just the prize stock, for safekeeping. - The Zookeeper's Wife

No, just the prize stock, for safekeeping.

Don't you see?
He's Hitler's head zoologist. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Don't you see? He's Hitler's head zoologist.

"took the measure
of the little foot into his own room... - The Zookeeper's Wife

"took the measure of the little foot into his own room....

"in which stood great glass
cases full of pretty shoes. - The Zookeeper's Wife

"in which stood great glass cases full of pretty shoes.

"She sat down and made,
well, as well as she could,... - The Zookeeper's Wife

"She sat down and made, well, as well as she could,...

I think Papa's home in time
for New Year's Eve. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I think Papa's home in time for New Year's Eve.

Go on, Szymon. What do you need from me? - The Zookeeper's Wife

Go on, Szymon. What do you need from me?

Of course, Szymon, yes.
We can put it in the basement. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Of course, Szymon, yes. We can put it in the basement.

It's dry there, like a dungeon.
And no one will find it. - The Zookeeper's Wife

It's dry there, like a dungeon. And no one will find it...

Thank you, Jan. Thank you. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Thank you, Jan. Thank you.

At midnight, the patrol leaves,
and then you can come out. - The Zookeeper's Wife

At midnight, the patrol leaves, and then you can come out.

We have the storeroom upstairs - The Zookeeper's Wife

We have the storeroom upstairs

I have nowhere else to go. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I have nowhere else to go.

They've moved all the Jews behind
walls in the Nalewki District. - The Zookeeper's Wife

They've moved all the Jews behind walls in the Nalewki ...

- Oh, my God.
- And no wood, nothing for the cold. - The Zookeeper's Wife

- Oh, my God. - And no wood, nothing for the cold.

He's practicing law from a storefront.
That's all I know. - The Zookeeper's Wife

He's practicing law from a storefront. That's all ...

A place to hide Jews, until safe
houses can be found for them. - The Zookeeper's Wife

A place to hide Jews, until safe houses can be found for the...

But more than one? That's dangerous, Jan.
You said it yourself. - The Zookeeper's Wife

But more than one? That's dangerous, Jan. You said it y...

They're starving, Antonina. - The Zookeeper's Wife

They're starving, Antonina.

We have to keep the grounds
in operation, or we're lost. - The Zookeeper's Wife

We have to keep the grounds in operation, or we're lost...

But whatever it is, whatever we do,
we have to hide it in plain sight. - The Zookeeper's Wife

But whatever it is, whatever we do, we have to hide it in pl...

We understand the war office
is going to close our zoo. - The Zookeeper's Wife

We understand the war office is going to close our zoo.

An unfortunate consequence
of the occupation. I'm really sorry. - The Zookeeper's Wife

An unfortunate consequence of the occupation. I'm reall...

Your officers, they need meat. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Your officers, they need meat.

Pigs. Well, they're cheap to farm,
of course, but how would you feed them? - The Zookeeper's Wife

Pigs. Well, they're cheap to farm, of course, but how w...

Your bison was exquisite.
A perfect specimen, and a terrible loss. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Your bison was exquisite. A perfect specimen, and a terrible...

No, that plan has no scope, no ambition. - The Zookeeper's Wife

No, that plan has no scope, no ambition.

No, I intend to breed
aurochsen from the bison. - The Zookeeper's Wife

No, I intend to breed aurochsen from the bison.

But they have been extinct
for 300 years, Lutz. - The Zookeeper's Wife

But they have been extinct for 300 years, Lutz.

That's exactly the point.
I intend to bring them back. - The Zookeeper's Wife

That's exactly the point. I intend to bring them back.

...and I'm well practiced
in the study of animal breeding. - The Zookeeper's Wife

...and I'm well practiced in the study of animal breedi...

And I think I know more than anyone. - The Zookeeper's Wife

And I think I know more than anyone.

And what an irony,
a trayf farm fed by Jewish garbage. - The Zookeeper's Wife

And what an irony, a trayf farm fed by Jewish garbage.

We can keep our eye on him
with the bison here. - The Zookeeper's Wife

We can keep our eye on him with the bison here.

I don't know how I can ask you to do this. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I don't know how I can ask you to do this.

I'm going to do it, that's all. - The Zookeeper's Wife

I'm going to do it, that's all.

It's pig meat. Put it away. - The Zookeeper's Wife

It's pig meat. Put it away.

So, how is Magda? Is she all right? - The Zookeeper's Wife

So, how is Magda? Is she all right?

Yes. She worries about you. - The Zookeeper's Wife

Yes. She worries about you.

Uh... It's... - The Zookeeper's Wife

There's a young girl back there. - The Zookeeper's Wife

There's a young girl back there.

It's a... a child. - The Zookeeper's Wife

It's a... a child.

What do they intend to do with us, Jan? - The Zookeeper's Wife

What do they intend to do with us, Jan?

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Niki Caro

Writer: Angela Workman, Diane Ackerman

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 57/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $17,571,660

Released: 07 Apr 2017

Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations

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