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| Directed by | Colin McIvor |
| Written by | Colin McIvor |
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| Cinematography | Damien Elliott |
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| Music by | Mark Thomas |
Production companies | Wee Buns Films Ripple World Pictures |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One (UK/IRL) Samuel Goldwyn Films (USA) |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Countries | United Kingdom Republic of Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $231,719[2] |
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 misfit friends take an elephant named Buster from the city zoo, and hide it in the widow's terraced house back yard.
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]
