The Zookeeper (2001): Cast & Plot
The Zookeeper is a 2001 war drama directed by Ralph Ziman, starring Sam Neill as Ludovic, Javor Loznica and Om Puri. It runs 1 hour 48 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 48m (108 min)
- Director
- Ralph Ziman
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Zookeeper About?
The premise of The Zookeeper without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Jonah Ludovic, a custodian at a modest municipal zoo, returns after a night of heavy shelling to find the staff have fled. Determined to protect the animals, he teams up with an aging guard and a veterinarian, forming a skeletal crew that works tirelessly to care for the creatures until an international zoological rescue mission can arrive.
The Zookeeper Themes & Keywords
· 34 tags- child uses a gun
- eastern europe
- father son relationship
- kalashnikov
- personal letter
- clearing land mines
- reference to the kgb
- riding a bicycle
- father daughter estrangement
- reference to paris france
- communist
- zoo veterinarian
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- united nations peace keeper
- lieutenant
- mother son relationship
- drinking vodka
- discovering a corpse hanging by its neck
- food rationing
- reference to rape
- diary
- lion cub
- kiss
- shot and killed
- burying a body
- man orphaned boy relationship
- woman in a bathtub
- zoo
- civil war
- starving
- bombing
- zookeeper
- sarajevo
- bosnia herzegovina
- tiger
The Zookeeper Cast & Characters
Sam Neill leads the cast as Ludovic, with Javor Loznica as Zioig and Om Puri as The Vet. Directed by Ralph Ziman; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Ralph Ziman
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Sam Neill as Ludovic - Javor Loznica as Zioig
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Om Puri as The Vet -
Ulrich Thomsen as Dragov
Also Starring in The Zookeeper
· 4 more- Gina McKee Ankica
- Serdjan Simeonović Slavko
- Marek Vašut Yeltsov
- Arnošt Proschek Dusan
The Zookeeper Plot Summary
What happens in The Zookeeper from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In an unnamed Eastern European country, soldiers forcefully round up the villagers, and ten-year-old Zioig is torn away from his mother. While being transported in a truck, Zioig’s father (unmentioned here) tells him that he is a man now and that grown men don’t cry, even as the soldiers kill the men and Zioig somehow manages to slip away and escape.
Full summary
The whole story of The Zookeeper, scene by scene
The Zookeeper Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Zookeeper.
How Well Do You Know The Zookeeper?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the former Interior Ministry official who works at the zoo?
The Zookeeper Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “El protector (The Zookeeper)” and “Člověk v ZOO”.
- Also known as
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- El protector (The Zookeeper)
- Člověk v ZOO
- 쥬키퍼
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The Zookeeper FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Zookeeper, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Zookeeper?
The Zookeeper runs 1 hour 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was The Zookeeper released?
The Zookeeper was released on September 13, 2001.
Who directed The Zookeeper?
The Zookeeper was directed by Ralph Ziman.
More films by Ralph Ziman Who is in the cast of The Zookeeper?
The Zookeeper stars Sam Neill as Ludovic, Javor Loznica as Zioig and Om Puri as The Vet, among 8 credited actors.
Does The Zookeeper have a post-credit scene?
No. The Zookeeper has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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