The Zookeeper

Year of premiere
2001
Format
Movie
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
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
IMDb

Filming in the Czech Republic

Production company
Czech Anglo Productions
Year of production
2000
Filming dates
2000
Locations
Prague, Doksany, Brandys nad Labem, Milovice