'Femininity Is Not Weakness,' Jessica Chastain Says Of 'Zookeeper's Wife'
Chastain stars as Antonina Żabińska, who, along with her husband, sheltered hundreds of Warsaw Jews during World War II. "It's exceptionally brave to fight violence with love," Chastain says.
War movies are generally told from male perspectives, says director Niki Caro — but that doesn't have to be the case.
Her new film, The Zookeeper's Wife is an adaptation of Diane Ackerman's 2007 book. It's based on the diaries of Antonina Żabińska, who, along with her husband Jan Żabiński, saved hundreds of Jews during World War II by sheltering them in the Warsaw Zoo.
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