They gradually convert the zoo into a pig farm – a front used to rescue Jews from ghettos and shield them in a spacious basement.ĭirector Nik Caro remains focussed on Antonina’s resolve and empathy not just for her animals but equally for her fellow citizens.
The scenes of the chaos, fear and pandemonium in the zoo are heartbreaking, as confused and petrified animals run helter-skelter or fall to their deaths.Ī derelict shell, the zoo has become an outpost for German troops, even though Antonina, Jan and their son continue to live there with a few remaining animals. Animals have been killed, lost, taken away or slaughtered by the heartless Nazi Reich under orders from Adolf Hitler or his chief zoologist Lutz Heck (Daniel Bruhl). The German invasion of Poland and aerial attacks on Warsaw has left the Zabinskas’ beloved Warsaw Zoo badly damaged. The Zookeeper’s Wife, based on Diane Ackerman’s non-fiction book of the same name, is the evocative story of how zookeeper couple Antonina Zabinska (Jessica Chastain) and Jan (Johan Heldenbergh) sheltered 300 Jews within their property during the war. World War II and the Holocaust are still being mined for powerful, tragic and compelling stories about the human spirit. Watch: Jimmy Sheirgill returns as the rule-bending judge in ‘Your Honor’ season 2.‘Your English in Marathi accent is so sexy’: The popular video trend continues with a new version.Coronavirus: Is vaccine immunity waning in India?.‘I come from two Indias’: Vir Das delivers powerful monologue at Kennedy Center in Washington DC.Ahmedabad meat ban: Does the law give Indians the right to eat the kind of food they want?.Bipin Rawat’s comments about lynching terrorists in Kashmir go against the rule of law.In Gurugram, after Hindu businessman, gurudwaras offer space to Muslims for namaz.‘No one eats non-veg openly here’: Ahmedabad’s food lovers on the city’s cultural aversion to meat.When Amitabh Bachchan lost his cool after Karan Thapar interviewed him about his rumoured affairs.Roshani Begum: A dancer from Tipu Sultan’s court who rebelled against the British.