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johan heldenbergh

reviews 2.5 stars, daniel brühl, drama, efrat dor, iddo goldberg, jessica chastain, johan heldenbergh, niki caro, shira haas, the zookeeper's wife, war, women in film, wwii

THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE

April 2, 2017

Caro and Chastain go back to WWII to tell a tale of true beauty and true horror.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, drama, felix van groeningen, johan heldenbergh, music, the broken circle breakdown, veerle baetens

THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN

November 17, 2013

America can inspire such beautiful dreams of love, music, and possibility. Unfortunately, we all wake up eventually.

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Ryan McNeil
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