Canada / Sep 13, 2001 / 18A / Toronto International Film Festival
One man had the courage to do what was right...
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Jonah Ludovic is a custodian at a small municipal zoo. After a night of heavy shelling Ludovic arrives at his job to find the staff abandoning the zoo. He joins a skeleton crew that includes an elderly guard and a veterinarian. Their purpose: to keep the animals alive until help arrives from an international zoological mission.
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Zookeeper |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Czech Republic |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 22 novembre 2001 |
| Executive producer | Rob Langestraat, Michael Laursen, Michael Lunderskov, Gavin Poolman |
| Production | Juliusz Kossakowski, Michael Alden |
| Writer | Matthew Bishop, Ralph Ziman |
| Casting | Celestia Fox |
| Editing | Christopher Holmes, Ralph Ziman |
| Cinematography | Piotr Kukla, Jaromír Šedina |
| Assistant directors | Roman Fara, Dagmar Císařovská, Ralph Ziman, Eva Pítová |
| Camera operators | Jaromír Šedina, Piotr Kukla |
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| Additional photography | Piotr Kukla, Jaromír Šedina |
| Production design | Martin Malý, Marketa Korinkova |
| Art direction | Martin Malý, Marketa Korinkova |
| Set decoration | Martin Malý, Marketa Korinkova |
| Visual effects | Ivo Marak |
| Stunts | Ladislav Lahoda |
| Music | Nikolaj Egelund, Jens Bønding, Stig Sparre-Ulrich, Pétur Einarsson, Nalle Hansen, Martin Saabye Andersen |
| Sound | Nikolaj Egelund, Jens Bønding, Stig Sparre-Ulrich, Pétur Einarsson, Nalle Hansen, Martin Saabye Andersen |
| Costume design | Jiří Farkaš |
| Makeup | Jiří Farkaš |
| Hairstyling | Jiří Farkaš |
| Budget | 6.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Nov 15, 2001 / Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Czechia / Nov 22, 2001 / 12+
Denmark / Mar 15, 2002
New Zealand / Nov 07, 2003
Australia / Sep 22, 2004 / M
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