en Zoo (2017 film)

Zoo
Zoo
Directed by	Colin McIvor
Written by	Colin McIvor
Produced by	Katy Jackson; Jacqueline Kerrin; John Leslie; Thomas Vencelides; Dominic Wright;
Starring	Art Parkinson; Dame Penelope Wilton; Toby Jones; Ian O'Reilly; Ian McElhinney; Amy Huberman; Glen Nee; Damian O'Hare;
Cinematography	Damien Elliott
Edited by	Chris Gill; Brian Philip Davis;
Music by	Mark Thomas
Production; companies	Piccadilly Pictures; Northern Ireland Screen; Yellowmoon; Metro International; Ripple World Pictures; Wee Buns Films
Distributed by	Entertainment One (UK/IRL); Samuel Goldwyn Films (USA)
Release dates	14 October 2017 (Chicago International Film Festival); 8 June 2018 (United States); 29 June 2018 (United Kingdom);
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom ; Republic of Ireland
Language	English
Box office	$231,719

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 friends take an elephant named Buster from the city zoo, and hide it in the widow's terraced house back yard.

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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]

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]

^ 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.

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