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Universal Studios Home Entertainment has just added an amazing film to their library and making it available for us all to experience and re-experience in our own home theatres. Keller, Alena Mihulova as Marysia Aszer and Shira Haas as Urszula. Janusz Korczak, Marian Mitas as Stefan, Waldemar Kobus as Dr. Other cast include Iddo Goldberg as Maurycy Fraenkel, Martha Issova as Regina Kenigswein, Daniel Ratimorsky as Samuel Kenigswein, Arnost Goldflam as Dr. Seeing the horrors is sometimes more than he can stand which sends him even further into the resistance – such a strong performance. Getting deeper and deeper, the danger is right in front of him yet he continues. Heldenbergh as Jan immediately begins to find ways to help his Jewish neighbors. Bruhl has taken on so many different roles and in THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE, it is once again good versus evil within the character. Finding solace at the zoo working with Antonia, there comes a moment when it all begins to unravel and his reaction is frightening. Chastain is such a strong actress and this role fits her to perfection.īruhl as Lutz has the duality of a man who is dedicated to his zoology and serving in the German military. When the opportunity comes to help the people of war with her zoo, she may be afraid but knows it’s the right thing. Nothing gets in the way of helping the creatures she is charges with caring for. They use the cellar of the zoo to become a way station for those they can save.Īntonia knows that she must keep Lutz’s focus on her if Jan and zoo employee Jerzyk (Michael McElhatton) are to help more and more before they are discovered.Ĭhastain as Antonia is a woman who loves her family, the animals and their zoo. Jan and Antonia use food scraps from the ghetto where the Jews have been sent as a way to do their part for the resistance. What Lutz doesn’t know is the real truth behind the pig farm. Agreeing, Lutz also says he wants to continue his cross-breeding work which means unexpected visits to the zoo. Coming up with a plan, they go to Lutz wanting to turn the zoo into a pig farm that will feed the German soldiers. Jan learns that there are ways to help other Jews and tells Antonia they must try. Antonia and Jan agree to take in Magda (Efrat Dor) knowing it could cost them everything. Immediately the Jewish population is rounded up and family friends are afraid.

What they don’t expect is the return of Lutz wearing the uniform of a German officer who immediately shoots animals left over. Knowing he is right, Antonia tells her husband Jan it is the right thing to do for the animals. Lutz Heck (Daniel Bruhl) a zoologist, comes to Antonia and offers to take their prize animals to the zoo in Germany and return them when the war is over. Sending animals everywhere, the Zabinski’s try to find and return them home. Then comes the German invasion and bombs are dropped all over Warsaw, including the zoo. Along with their son Ryszard (Timothy Radford), their days are spent tending to the zoo. The Warsaw Zoo is owned by Antonia (Jessica Chastain) and Jan Zabinski (Johan Heldenbergh), a couple who have dedicated their lives to their love of animals. Coming to Bluray and DVD on July 4 th and currently on Digital HD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and director Niki Caro is a story hope from THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE.
