Zoo (2017 film)

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.

Cast

 * Art Parkinson as Tom Hall
 * Penelope Wilton as Denise Austin
 * Toby Jones as Security Guard Charlie
 * Ian McElhinney as Mr Shawcross
 * Amy Huberman as Emily Hall
 * Ian O'Reilly as Pete
 * Emily Flain as Jane Berry
 * James Stockdale as Mickey
 * Stephen Hagan as Jake McClune
 * Glen Nee as Vernon
 * Damian O'Hare as George Hall
 * Shane McCaffrey as Officer Burland

Production
Principal photography on the film began in September 2016 in Belfast. The film is loosely based on the story of Denise Weston Austin, Belfast Zoo's 'Elephant Angel'.

Reception
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.