The Zookeeper

In the midst of a devastating civil war in an Eastern European country, a disillusioned ex-Communist is left behind to take care of the animals in the capital's zoological gardens until a U.N. rescue force arrives.

The Zookeeper is a 2001 drama war movie directed by Ralph Ziman, starring Sam Neill, Gina McKee, Om Puri. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 4,407 votes and runs 1h 48m.