This is one such story, on which the cinema had to reprimand. A moving film a story that really happened. Antonina Żabińska, the wife of the director of the Warsaw zoo, together with her husband, John, hid during World War II, dozens of Jews. Personally they escape from the ghetto and helped to survive in the desolate walls of the zoo. Some were hiding in places intended for animals, others in the villa Żabińskis. In 1965, Jan and Antonina Żabińskis were honored by the Yad Vashem institute the title of Righteous Among the Nations.
The screenplay is based on a shocking book by Diane Ackerman "Panic. The story of the Jews hiding in Warsaw zoo. "
About the same Antonin said that it was not only a beautiful woman, but also a wise, good, brave man who put the welfare of others above their own safety. In the role of Antoinette we see twice nominated for an Oscar Jessica Chastain. In other roles m.in .: Johan Hendelbergh (as Żabinski) and Daniel Brühl.