Expected MOC (Czech Republic) Rating: 12 She was raised a strict Catholic and both of her children (Ryszard and Teresa) were baptized. Description A husband (Johan Heldenbergh) and wife (Jessica Chastain) in Nazi-occupied Poland use their positions as caretakers at the Warsaw Zoo to shepherd Jews out of the country. Set in Poland during World War II, 'The Zookeeper's Wife' is based on a true story revolving around the good deeds of a zookeeper and his wife who helped to save hundreds of Jewish people, hiding them in their house at the zoo, during the German invasion. $14.99 Buy HD In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska (two-time Academy Award® nominee Jessica Chastain) and her husband successfully run the Warsaw Zoo and raise their family in an idyllic existence. She lives in Ithaca, New York. Adam : The large elk. A Polish railroad engineer. Dr. Jan Zabinski, the zookeeper, and his wife Antonina provided a temporary hiding place for many Jews. Shanee's Most Recent Stories. Some were friends, but most were total strangers. That’s the message behind The Zookeeper’s Wife, the story of Antonina and Jan Żabiński’s … It’s also grim, devastating, at times surprisingly graphic for a … The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story, by Diane Ackerman, tells the true story of Antonina and Jan Zabinski who helped rescue hundreds of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II by hiding them in the empty animal enclosures at the zoo. Tufa : Antonina's lynx kittens. King Jan: Sobieski III: The King who loves to keep exotic animals. Shanee Edwards author. The real Zookeeper's Wife, Antonina (born Antonina Erdman), was a Russian-born Pole who lost her parents in the early days of the Russian Revolution at the hands of the Bolsheviks. Not only did the Zabinskis provide a safe haven for Resistance activists and persecuted Jews, they actually hid some refugees in plain sight. Antoni: Erdman: Antonina's father. The book, by Diane Ackerman, is the real-life story of Jan Żabiński and Antonina Żabińska, who ran the Warsaw Zoo during the Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II and saved the lives of 300 Jews who had escaped the Warsaw Ghetto. Jeffrey Somers Updated November 07, 2019 The Zookeeper’s Wife is enjoying a lot of well-deserved success. ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’: 15 Facts About the Real Story Not in the Movie. Antonina: Zabinski: The Zookeeper's wife. The Zookeeper’s Wife, based on a true story, is a tender, beautiful, courage-filled movie. The Zookeeper. by Shanee Edwards. Heroism can come from the most humble places. Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland. Antonina's husband. Tofi : Antonina's lynx kittens. The Hustle is the Female Buddy Comedy We Deserve; Protagonist. Diane Ackerman has been the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in addition to many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the best-selling The Zookeeper's Wife and A Natural History of the Senses. Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Diane Ackerman, The Zookeeper's Wife was directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider).~Violet LeVoit

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