Zoo
Drama (N.Ireland 29 Jun 2018. USA 8 Jun 2018)
Art Parkinson, Penelope Wilton, Toby Jones, Ian O'Reilly, Emily Flain
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In 1941 marksmen from the Royal Ulster Constabulary, following a Directive from The Ministry of Public Security, shot dead 23 animals at Belfast Zoo. They destroyed one hyena, six wolves, one puma, one tiger, one black bear, one Barbary lion, two polar bears, one lynx and giant rat named Hugo. During these turbulent times, a woman secretly walked a young elephant from the zoo each evening to the backyard of her terraced home. There, she cared for and comforted it as the Luftwaffe bombs rained down over Belfast. This is a true story... and our setting for Zoo. Seen through the eyes of 10 year old Tom, aided and abetted by his misfit friends, this moving adventure unfolds as Tom takes on the fight to save Buster the elephant. |
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CAST |
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| Art Parkinson,Penelope Wilton,Toby Jones,Ian O'Reilly,Emily Flain | |
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| Genre : | Drama |
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| Languages : | PROJECT_LANGUAGE |
| Completion : | 2017 |
| Release : | N.Ireland 29 Jun 2018. USA 8 Jun 2018 |
| Status : | Complete |
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| Director : | Colin McIvor (Cupcake) |
| Producers : | Katy Jackson, John Leslie, Jacqueline Kerrin, Dominic Wright. |
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| Script Writer : | Colin McIvor |
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International Sales |
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| Metro International Entertainment Limited 16 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 3ED. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7396 5301 email sales@metro-films.com www.metro-films.com |
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Markets |
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2018 Seattle International Film Festival, USA 2018 Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Qatar 2018 Giffoni Film Festivall, Italy 2018 Castellinaria International Festival of Young Cinema, Switzerland |
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Awards |
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Winner Films4Families Youth Jury Award for Best Film, Seattle International Film Festival 2018 Winner Jury Prize – Mohaq Best Feature Film, Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2018 Winner Silver Castle, Best Kids Feature Film, Castellinaria International Festival of Young Cinema 2018 Winner Gryphon Award Best Film Elements +10 section, Giffoni Film Festival 2018 |
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Press |
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Belfast blitz movie Zoo: How a young elephant was hidden in a back yard
Zoo: Film Review
Seattle Film Festival 2018 Winners List
Film Review: Zoo
Film Review: Zoo |
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