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Not long after, the German invasion begins with an aerial bombing of the city and soon the occupation is in full swing as the Jewish citizens of Warsaw are rounded up and forced to live in the ghetto with little food and nothing to provide them with warmth. One guests jokes (with little humor in his voice) that they will all be speaking German by the end of the year. The party is also where we first begin to sense the simmering tension felt by the people of Warsaw regarding Hitler and the German advancement in Europe. This catches the eye of Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl), the head zoologist of the Berlin Zoo, who seems to sense some kind of connection with Antonina, despite the very obvious devotion she has for her husband. This scene is interrupted by a medical emergency on the zoo grounds involving a newborn elephant, and Antonina’s gift is on full display as she comes to the baby pachyderm’s rescue. Antonina lives and works at the Warsaw Zoo with her zoologist husband, and we first meet her (and many of her animal friends) in a beautiful opening sequence as she bicycles through the zoo wishing good morning to every creature she sees.Īt a zoologist party the Zabinski’s host in an early scene of the film, the party guests comment (with various degrees of jealousy) of the magical gift Antonina seems to possess when it comes to the animals. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh), helped save the lives of hundreds of Jewish people during the German invasion of Warsaw during WWII. “The Zookeeper’s Wife” tells the incredible true story of Antonina Zabinski (portrayed by two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain), who, along with her husband Dr. Jakub Koudela … German Soldier Buying Magazine
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