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Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.


“The true story of a larger than life friendship”
Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941.

Art Parkinson
Tom Hall

Emily Flain
Jane Berry

Toby Jones
Security Guard Charlie

Ian O'Reilly
Pete

Ian McElhinney
Mr. Shawcross

Penelope Wilton
Denise Austin

James Stockdale
Mickey

Damian O'Hare
George Hall

Amy Huberman
Emily Hall

Stephen Hagan
Jake
Zoo is a family, war, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of elephant, world war ii, zoo, based on true story, northern ireland, belfast, north ireland. Directed by Colin McIvor, it stars Art Parkinson, Emily Flain, Toby Jones. Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941.
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