Of Animals and Men
7.2
The key aim of every ZOO is to protect animal species from extinction. In times of war, the most endangered species was the man. Under the Nazis' noses, about 300 people, mainly Jews, found shelter at the Warsaw Zoo during the Second World War. With the help of reenacted scenes with animals, interviews with the survivors, and archive footage, we are going to revive the surreal atmosphere of those events.
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Cast
35 people
Antonina Żabińska
Self
Jan Żabiński
Self
Lukasz Czajka
Wojciech Fraczek
Maria Pakulnis
Antonina Żabińska - Narrator (voice)
Known for
Decalogue III
No End
Wojciech Chorazy
Narrator
Beata Polaczynska
Wojciech Chorąży
Narrator (voice)
Also in
The Interpreter of Silence
Furia
Grzegorz Ruzik
Wojciech Machnicki
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Go Ahead, Brother
Botoxx
Mateusz Wajda
Krzysztof Plewako-Szczerbinski
Narrator
Łukasz Czajka Director · Marcin Masecki Composer Kacper Czubak Cinematographer
United States release June 22, 2021 · Produced in Poland · Production Autograf, Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury
Production
MX35
Production
Autograf
Production
Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury
Production
Filmoteka Narodowa – Instytut Audiowizualny
Production
Narodowe Centrum Kultury
Production
Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
Production
Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
Production
Poland
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Languages
Original title
O zwierzętach i ludziach
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · May 26, 2019
Premiere · Krakow Film Festival
Poland · September 6, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · June 22, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States
December 6, 2019 · Premiere · Polish Film Festival in America
January 22, 2020 · Premiere · Miami Jewish Film Festival
March 15, 2020 · Premiere · Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival
Georgia
October 9, 2020 · Premiere · Polish Film Festival "Vistula"
Norway
July 26, 2021 · internet
Poland
October 5, 2019 · Premiere · Opolskie Lamy Festival
November 24, 2019 · Premiere · HumanDOC Film Festival
December 11, 2019 · Premiere · WATCH DOCS
January 22, 2020 · TV · TVP1
February 7, 2020 · Digital · TVP VOD
September 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
Russia
August 16, 2020 · Premiere · Polish Film Festival Wisła
Ukraine
April 24, 2020 · Digital · Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 13, 2019 · Premiere · UK Jewish Film Festival
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