DiCaprio, Zeman document animal evacuation mission in Ukraine

Renowned director Joshua Zeman and producer Leonardo DiCaprio shot Checkpoint Zoo, a film about rescuing animals from the Feldman Ecopark near Kharkiv, Ukraine. Filming took place during the first months of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Novyny.LIVE reported this with reference to the Feldman Ecopark Facebook page.

Checkpoint Zoo — premiere date

Ecopark said the film depicts the team's rescue of animals under fire despite dangerous and difficult conditions.

They also noted that it is a true and sincere story about how war affects not only people, but also animals.

The film has already won 13 international awards and will premiere in the US on August 15. After that, it will premiere in Ukraine.

"We are extremely grateful to the courageous and talented director, Joshua Zeman, for taking the risk of coming to Ukraine to shoot a large-scale, truthful documentary about rescuing our animals. We are also grateful to the star actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, for producing the film," said Ecopark in a statement.

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