Zoo (2017 film)

Zoo
Directed byColin McIvor
Written byColin McIvor
Produced by
  • Katy Jackson
  • Jacqueline Kerrin
  • John Leslie
  • Thomas Vencelides
  • Dominic Wright
Starring
CinematographyDamien Elliott
Edited by
  • Chris Gill
  • Brian Philip Davis
Music byMark Thomas
Production
companies
Piccadilly Pictures
Northern Ireland Screen
Yellowmoon
Metro International
Ripple World Pictures
Wee Buns Films
Distributed byEntertainment One (UK/IRL)
Samuel Goldwyn Films (USA)
Release dates
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
LanguageEnglish
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, based on a true story, stars Dame Penelope Wilton, Art Parkinson, Toby Jones, Ian O'Reilly, Ian McElhinney, Amy Huberman, and Damian O'Hare. As the Belfast Blitz ravages the city, a lonely widow, and an awkward teenager with misfit friends take an elephant named Buster from the city zoo, and hide it in the widow's terraced house back yard.

Cast

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Production

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Debruge, Peter (8 June 2018). Film Review: 'Zoo'. Variety. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Zoo". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (11 May 2016). "'Game Of Thrones' star to lead family-adventure 'Zoo'". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ McGonagle, Suzanne (21 September 2016). "Filming of 'Elephant angel' film Zoo starts on Belfast streets". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Belfast Zoo History". Belfast Zoo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Zoo (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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