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‘Checkpoint Zoo’ Trailer: Rescuers Launch Desperate Attempt To Save Zoo Animals Trapped By Ukraine War In Documentary From EP Leonardo DiCaprio

Watch the trailer for 'Checkpoint Zoo,' a documentary about efforts to save zoo animals trapped by the Ukraine war, EP'd by Leonardo DiCaprio.

Big cats, bears, wolves, orangutans, kangaroos, birds and many other species – all dependent on humans for survival – endured unimaginable terror as Russian shells exploded around them and the skies filled with tracer fire. “In the early days of the Ukraine-Russian war, the Feldman Ecopark, a beloved animal refuge in Ukraine’s second largest city, found itself caught in the crossfire,” notes a description of the film by Tribeca Festival, which host the world premiere of Checkpoint Zoo last year. Executive producers are Barry Smith, Catherine Quantschnigg, Gabriel Clarke, John McKenna, Bonamy Grimes, Jennifer Davisson, Phillip Watson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Shawn Singh.

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