Human Zoo
Human Zoo

Human Zoo

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2009
1h 50m
5.0(21 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Rie Rasmussen

Adria Shala

Rie Rasmussen
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Nikola Đuričko

Srdjan Vasiljevic

Nikola Đuričko
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Vojin Ćetković

Alex

Vojin Ćetković
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Nick Corey

Shawn Reagan

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Hiam Abbass

Mina

Hiam Abbass
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Saïd Amadis

Mohamed

Saïd Amadis
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Branislav Lečić

Commander Stojkovic

Branislav Lečić
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Ivan Jevtović

Milan

Ivan Jevtović
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Jean-Pierre Sanchez

Omar

Jean-Pierre Sanchez
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Cyril Raffaelli

Detective Dacae

Cyril Raffaelli
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Daphné Hacquard

Kameela

Daphné Hacquard
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Jean-Luc Boucherot

Michaël

Jean-Luc Boucherot
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Vladimir Posavec Tušek

Dario

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Branislav Tomašević

Captain Plavcic

Branislav Tomašević
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Dany Benedito

Mrs. Mordeaux

Dany Benedito
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Uroš Milovanović

Boy

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Jelena Gavrilović

Natasha

Jelena Gavrilović
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Milica Gutović

Mrs. Stojkovic

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Laurent Moreau

Police officer

Laurent Moreau
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Jules Madi

Mr. Traboulsi

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Elizabeta Đorevska

Kosovar woman

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Bojan Serafimović

Cocaine cop

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Philippe Diamantis

Marseillais

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Mathias Baudez

Patrick

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Driss Spinosa

Running boy

Driss Spinosa
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Cathy Darietto

Laura

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Stefo Linard

Captain Falcon

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Rastko Janković

Yuri

Rastko Janković
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Miloš Timotijević

Boris

Miloš Timotijević
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Marko Crnogorac

Arms dealer

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Đorđe Erčević

Bribe cop

Đorđe Erčević
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Vladimir Paunović

TV journalist

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Zoran Tomić

Massage parlor thug

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