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The Zookeeper

Movie·2001·Drama, War·1h 48m·Directed by Ralph Ziman

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Jonah Ludovic is a custodian at a small municipal zoo. After a night of heavy shelling Ludovic arrives at his job to find the staff abandoning the zoo. He joins a skeleton crew that includes an elderly guard and a veterinarian. Their purpose: to keep the animals alive until help arrives from an international zoological mission.

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Sam NeillSam NeillLudovicGina McKeeGina McKeeAnkicaUlrich ThomsenUlrich ThomsenDragovOm PuriOm PuriThe VetMarek VašutMarek VašutYeltsov
Javor Loznica
Javor LoznicaZioig
Serdjan Simeonović
Serdjan SimeonovićSlavko
Arnošt Proschek
Arnošt ProschekDusan

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