
The key aim of every ZOO is to protect animal species from extinction. In times of war, the most endangered species was the man. Under the Nazis' noses, about 300 people, mainly Jews, found shelter at the Warsaw Zoo during the Second World War. With the help of reenacted scenes with animals, interviews with the survivors, and archive footage, we are going to revive the surreal atmosphere of those events.
Cast
Antonina Żabińska
Self
Jan Żabiński
Self

Maria Pakulnis
Antonina Żabińska - Narrator (voice)
Wojciech Chorąży
Narrator (voice)

Wojciech Machnicki
Narrator (voice)
Krzysztof Szczerbiński
Narrator (voice)
Adam Banaszek
Unknown
Maciej Hubert
Unknown
Damian Chojecki
Unknown
Krzysztof Chrzanowski
Unknown
Krzysztof Garbarski
Unknown
Marek Klimaszewski
Unknown
Marcin Kożuchowski
Unknown
Oliwier Krajewski
Unknown
Kamila Kuboth-Schuchardt
Unknown
Magdalena Kwapis
Unknown
Damian Parzeski
Unknown
Crew
Łukasz Czajka
Director, Screenplay
Jakub Piątek
Editor
Kacper Czubak
Director of Photography
Anna Wereda
Producer, Production Manager
Karol Wożbiński
Producer
Wojciech Frączek
Producer
Grzegorz Ruzik
Co-Producer
Beata Polaczyńska
Co-Producer
Dariusz Wieromiejczyk
Co-Producer
Rafał Wiśniewski
Co-Producer
Mateusz Wajda
Co-Producer
Stanisław Marcinkowski
Steadicam Operator
Mateusz Łupiński
Post Production Assistant
Zofia Bebej
Costumer

Małgorzata Karpiuk
Costumer
Anna Sikorska
Costumer
Monika Gałecka
Makeup Artist
Marcin Lenarczyk
Sound

Marcin Masecki
Original Music Composer
Beata Owczarek
Accountant
Aleksandra Bogdaniuk
Accountant
Marcin Wąsowski
Props
Magdalena Cedro
Translator
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