

“The Zookeeper’s Wife” will hit theaters on March 31, 2017. “Miss Sloane” has both a critically-acclaimed actress and a timely plot in its favor: the story centers on Elizabeth Sloane (Chastain), a ruthless, successful lobbyist who takes on the gun industry. As Antonina Zabinski (played by Jessica Chastain) and her husband fight behind the. The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. The script was written by Angela Workman (“War Bride”), based on the nonfiction book by Diane Ackerman.Ĭhastain is about to be fully entrenched in awards season. That is exactly the true life background of movie The Zookeepers Wife. The Zookeepers Wife is a film directed by Niki Caro with Jessica Chastain. Starring Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brhl, the film is directed. Usually on a movie it would be me and maybe two or three other women, even though there are 100 people there. THE ZOOKEEPERS WIFE is the film adaptation of Diane Ackermans 2007 book of the same name. Shooting the film in Prague, Chastain wrote, “I’ve never been on a set with so many women. “The Zookeeper’s Wife” featured a heavily female crew, so much so that, in 2015, Chastain published an essay via The Hollywood Reporter in which she expressed how much different it was to be on a set with mostly women. 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.” 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). Caros movie fails to muster even a fraction of the suspense such life-and-death material naturally demands. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh), have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska (Chastain) and her husband, Dr. We’ve heard of Oskar Schindler, and now we get to hear the story of a woman who went to similarly great lengths to save lives during the Holocaust.Īs the official synopsis details, the film follows “the real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. Read the transcript Trailer transcripts Credits Home media.


Now the film’s first trailer has hit, detailing the period drama’s female-centric plot. The Zookeepers Wife is a 2017 war drama film directed by Niki Caro, written by Angela. Chastain once again appears to be in tip-top acting form as Antonina Żabińska, and the film itself looks as though it could be something special.The shoot for Niki Caro’s “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” starring Jessica Chastain, was an anomaly in how inclusive it was for women on set. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Zabinski and her. The Zookeeper's Wife trailer teases a harrowing tale of the actions taken by two of the bravest European citizens during the height of Nazi Germany in The Zookeeper's Wife proper. The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. Born in China’s Fujian province in 1951, Ng began his career with acting. For more on that, watch the newly-released The Zookeeper's Wife trailer, featured above. The iconic Hong Kong actor, accompanied by his wife and children, died peacefully on Saturday of liver cancer. After the war ended, the couple were named as two of the honoured Polish. Unfortunately, their actions aren't among the safer options for citizens living in Nazi-occupied Poland, and their fight to protect Jewish citizens comes at a high cost to their own safety as a nuclear unit. The Zookeepers Wife is based on the book by Diane Ackerman and tells the real life story of Jan and Antonina Zabinski. Placed between a rock and hard place, Antonina and her husband Jan (Johan Heldenbergh) decide to join forces with the Resistance in order to covertly save lives from an area that quickly becomes known as the Warsaw Ghetto. The World War II drama is directed by Welsh filmmaker Niki Caro ( McFarland, USA) based on an adapted screenplay by Angela Workman, and stars two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain ( The Martian) as Antonina Żabińska as well as Daniel Brühl ( Captain America: Civil War) as the Reich-appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck. Based on the non-fiction book of the same name written by Diane Ackerman in 2007, The Zookeeper's Wife tells the story of a working wife and mother, Antonina Żabińska, who found herself under siege by the Nazis in 1939 Poland while working as the caretaker with her husband, Dr.
