The Zookeeper
Sam Neill gives a haunting performance as Jonah Ludovic, the last zookeeper in an Eastern European city ravished by civil war. With the streets owned by snipers as guns in the hills rain shells into the city, Ludovic keeps the zoo barely functional with the assistance of a vet (Om Puri) to keep the animals alive until promised UN help arrives. Change is forced upon them when a wounded ten-year-old boy and his mother (Gina McKee) arrive at Ludovic's doorstep. As the war intensifies they all join together in a struggle to keep the animals alive. As they do, they discover each other, their secrets, and eventually forgiveness and love.
Year: 2001
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, UK
Director: Ralph Ziman
Starring: Sam Neill, Gina McKee, Ulrich Thomsen, Om Puri, Javor Loznica
Duration: 108 Minutes
Rating: M - Content may disturb
7.6/10
Location in store: Drama
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