Completed - ENGLISH - True Story, Family - 110 minutes
Inspired by a true story. Twelve year old Tom and his misfit friends fight to save Buster the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Colin MCIVOR Writer(s) : Colin MCIVOR Cast : Toby JONES, Penelope WILTON, Art PARKINSON, Ian O'REILLY, Amy HUBERMAN Producer(s) : Katy JACKSON (WEE BUNS LTD), Jacqueline KERRIN (RIPPLE WORLD PICTURES LTD), Dominic WRIGHT (RIPPLE WORLD PICTURES LTD), John LESLIE (WEE BUNS LTD)
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.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM
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