Quote: "I would have shot in Warsaw had the Germans and the Russians not completely destroyed it. I had to recreate 1930s Warsaw and the best place to do that was in Prague." Director Niki Caro on why she had to shoot The Zookeeper's Wife in the Czech Republic. The film chronicles the true story of Warsaw Zoo owners Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of Jews and animals during the German invasion of the city.