Human Zoo
Seen it?2009 | 110 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among anyone who likes their action precise and fans of mob stories, this one's for you. Lean and efficient, like its main character. Same wavelength as Shaft or Gran Torino. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
In Marseille, the young Serbian-Albanian Adria Shala is an illegal immigrant traumatized by her past. Every now and then Adria recalls her life in Kosovo, when she was saved from rape by a deserter called Srdjan Vasiljevic in 1999. They move to Belgrade where Srdjan becomes a gangster, dealing weapons and becoming an assassin. Adria learns how to shoot and helps Srdjan with his work at first, becoming his mistress later.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rie Rasmussen
- Rie RasmussenAdria Shala
- Nikola ĐuričkoSrdjan Vasiljevic
- Vojin ĆetkovićAlex
- Nick CoreyShawn Reagan
- Hiam AbbassMina
- Saïd AmadisMohamed
- Branislav LečićCommander Stojkovic
- Ivan JevtovićMilan
- Jean-Pierre SanchezOmar
- Cyril RaffaelliDetective Dacae