Antonina makes an unusual offer to shelter Magda in an attic closet. Wearing Star of David armbands, two of the Zabinskis' friends, Maurycy Fraenkel (Iddo Goldberg) and his partner Magda Gross (Efrat Dor), seek a haven, not for themselves but for another friend's notable insect collection. Jewish-owned shops are shuttered, and Jews are herded into the Ghetto. Warsaw becomes the scene of monstrous upheaval. It becomes evident that Heck has begun to keep a subtle, romantic eye on Antonina. Something sinister has invaded Heck, revealed in the cold delight he takes in shooting an eagle, then casually telling an aide to have it stuffed. With the onset of winter, Heck comes back with Nazi soldiers, but this time he's come to shoot the remaining animals, which he says will otherwise die in the cold.
As Polish resistance collapses under overwhelming odds, Lutz Heck arrives at the zoo, convincing Antonina to let him save her prize animals as a "loan." He promises to return them to Warsaw when the war ends, which he believes will be soon. Lions, tigers, monkeys and kangaroo take to the streets. The zoo is not spared bombs raze the cages and kill many of the animals. On September 1, 1939, Antonina and her son Ryszard (Timothy Radford and later, Val Maloku) are shocked witnesses to the aerial bombardment of Warsaw as German forces storm Poland. Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl), the head of the Berlin Zoo and the man named by Adolf Hitler to be his chief zoologist. Jan is the director of the zoo and faces the scornful, yet envious advances of a colleague, Dr. A crowd has already gathered to view the many species on display. Antonina opens the zoo gates with Jerzyk, another zookeeper. In the calm of August 1939, Antonina rides her bicycle through the beautiful zoo grounds, greeting a hippo, horses, bison, and followed faithfully by Adam, a baby camel. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh) and his wife, Antonina (Jessica Chastain), are the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo (Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny), one of the largest and most prolific zoos in 1930s Europe. Spoiler warning: The following contains plot details aboutĭr. That was Jan and Antonina's formidable, yet perilous plan, who regardless of the consequences, refused to wither before the Nazi menace, took matters into their own hands and sheltered 300 Jews under the Germans' noses. However, with the zoo liquidated for the war effort and many of its animals tragically perished, what was once an animals' zoo, will now serve as a sanctuary where Antonina, the humanist veterinarian, and Jan can hide the persecuted Polish Jews in plain sight until safe houses are found. Under those circumstances, the young couple of Jan and Antonina Zabinski continue their daily routine as owners and keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, but soon, as German Luftwaffe's Stukas hammer the Polish capital, their life's work together with the city, will turn to ashes.
Review: FIGHT LIKE A MAN & OTHER STORIES WE TELL O.War brews over Warsaw in 1939, and while life is still running its course, the Germans are slowly beginning to make their presence felt, with Hitler secretly preparing for the German invasion of Poland.Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 4/10-16!.PLAYLIST for EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN by Lindse.
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