Those who don't remember the
past are condemned to repeat it
We saw this interesting movie at school a
little while back. It is about the Holocaust
during the Second World War.Do you want to know more about it? Enjoy the
reading!
The zookeeper's wife is a 2017 war drama
directed by Niki Caro. The main protagonists are Antonina Zabinska (Jessica Chastain), Jan
Zabinska (Johan Heldenbergh), a nazi
soldier Lutz Heck ( Daniel Bruhl).
ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST
The word Holocaust, from the Greek words Holos
(whole) and Kaustos (burned), was historically used to
describe a sacrificial offering burned on an altar. Since 1945 this word has
taken on a new meaning: the mass murder of some 6 million European Jews by the
German Nazi regime during the Second World War.
THE PLOT
In 1939 Antonina and her husband Jan turned their zoo into a different kind of
sanctuary during the Nazis' occupation of their city. There are many scenes of
wartime carnage and destruction, including bombings explosions and shootings.
People are executed, animals are shot, Jews are confined in the Varsaw ghetto
and later moved to concentration camps on trains.
Heck convinces
Antonina to let him some her animals and promises to return them to
Varsaw when the War ends. Antonina and her husband harboured 300 Jews in their
underground storeroom including Mauryoy and Magda, two of Zabinski's friends
seeking a heaven not for themselves but for another friend. Jan and Antonina
can be shot simply for offering a Jew a glass of water. But they come the
realization that they can save one life: Magda's.
The Zookeeper's Wife had its world premiere on
march 8 2017 in Warsaw, Poland, and its US premier at the Cinequest film
festival on march 12, 2017
We are curious to know what you think about this
movie. Have you seen it yet? Would you
like to see it?
GIORGIA & LUCREZIA B.
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