Jessica Chastain Runs a Zoo and Saves Jews From the Nazis In First Trailer For The Zookeeper's Wife

The film is based on the bestselling Diane Ackerman book of the same name, which itself is based on the “unpublished diary” of Antonina Żabińska, a Polish woman who—with the help of her husband Jan—hid Jews from the Nazis by providing them shelter in their zoo, which had been partially destroyed at the onset of World War II.

As is the case with many movies about the Holocaust, The Zookeeper’s Wife almost looks too beautiful. Too bright. Even YouTube’s thumbnail is an odd Anne Geddes/Annie Leibovitz-hybrid that puts little to no effort in showcasing the film’s horrific plot (inspirational as it may be). But oh well, I guess. This is a story that is worth telling to those who don’t know it. The Zookeeper’s Wife will be released this March.