The Zookeeper
(Člověk v ZOO)
Release
2001
Genre
drama
Country
Denmark, UK, Czech Republic, Netherlands
Production company
Svedsen Films, Apollo Films, Maborisi
Producer
Michael Alden, Juliusz Kossakowski, Rob Langestraat, Michael Laursen, Michael Lunderskov, Gavin Poolman
Director
Ralph Ziman
Cast
Sam Neill, Gina McKee, Om Puri, Marek Vasut, Ulrich Thomsen
© Apollo Films
Storyline
A zookeeper stays behind in a Balkan city when the war arrives and the rest of the staff flee. A vet decides to help the zookeeper look after the animals but he is eventually hauled away for being from the 'wrong' ethnic background. A young boy named Zioig - who has survived a massacre in his village - arrives with his mother Ankica.
Links
Trailers / videos
In the Czech Republic
Production company
Production year
2000
Filming dates
2000
Locations
Prague, Doksany, Brandys nad Labem, Milovice
Post-production company
Universal Production Partners (UPP)
