Zoo (2017 film)
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Zoo | |
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Directed by | Colin McIvor |
Written by | Colin McIvor |
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Cinematography | Damien Elliott |
Edited by |
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Music by | Mark Thomas |
Production companies | Wee Buns Films Ripple World Pictures |
Distributed by | Entertainment One (UK/IRL) Samuel Goldwyn Films (USA) |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
Countries | United Kingdom Republic of Ireland |
Language | English |
Box office | $231,719[2] |
Zoo is a 2017 British and Irish historical war family drama film directed and written by Colin McIvor. The film stars Dame Penelope Wilton, Art Parkinson, Toby Jones, Ian O'Reilly, Ian McElhinney, Amy Huberman, and Damian O'Hare. Based on a true story, as the Belfast Blitz ravages the city, a lonely widow and awkward teenager with misfit friends take an elephant named Buster from the city zoo, and hide it in their terraced house's back yard.
Cast[]
- Art Parkinson as Tom Hall[3]
- Penelope Wilton as Denise Austin[3]
- Toby Jones as Security Guard Charlie
- Ian McElhinney as Mr. Shawcross
- Amy Huberman as Emily Hall
- as Pete
- as Jane Berry
- as Mickey
- Stephen Hagan as Jake McClune
- as Vernon
- Damian O'Hare as George Hall
- as Officer Burland
Production[]
Principal photography on the film began in September 2016 in Belfast.[4] The film is loosely based on the story of Denise Weston Austin, Belfast Zoo's 'Elephant Angel'.[5]
Reception[]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88%, based on 17 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10.[6]
References[]
- ^ Debruge, Peter (8 June 2018). Film Review: 'Zoo'. Variety. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Zoo". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (11 May 2016). "'Game Of Thrones' star to lead family-adventure 'Zoo'". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ McGonagle, Suzanne (21 September 2016). "Filming of 'Elephant angel' film Zoo starts on Belfast streets". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Belfast Zoo History". Belfast Zoo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Zoo (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
External links[]
- 2017 films
- English-language films
- British films
- Northern Irish films
- British historical films
- British war drama films
- Films shot in Northern Ireland
- Films set in Belfast
- Films set in 1941
- Films about elephants
- 2010s British film stubs
- War drama film stubs